ANR Week - Michigan State University

BEEKEEPING PROGRAM (2000)

Friday, March 10 Kellogg Center - Lincoln Room

9:00 a.m. Registration

9:20 a.m. Video "Tales from the Hive (PBS)"

10:30 a.m. Door prizes

10:40 a.m. "Integrated Pest Management for Honey Bee Pests, Parasites,

Pathogens and Predators"

               Dr. Nick Calderone, Cornell University

11:15 a.m. "Regulations Related to Honey Harvesting and Processing"

                John Tilden, Michigan Department of Agriculture"

12: 00 Luncheon "Bees in the US mail" (Red Cedar Room)

                Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska

2:00 p.m. "What is New With Small Hive Beetle?"

                Mike Hansen, Michigan Department of Agriculture

2:35 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Door prizes

3:00 p.m. Honey Queen Program, 1999 Michigan Honey Queen

                Contestants for 2000, Presented by: Judy Schmaltz Honey Queen Chairperson

3:30 p.m. "Panel Discussion: Problems Facing the Bee Industry"

                Dave Barber, Oren Best, Mike Gardner and Terry Klein

4:40 p.m. "Bee Forage Planting Perspective"

                Dr. George Ayers, Michigan State University

7:30 p.m. Kellogg Center Auditorium:  Michigan Honey Queen Pageant

                Reception Following - Centennial Room

                Michigan Beekeeper of the Year Award

Saturday, March 11 Kellogg Center - Lincoln Room

9:00 a.m. Registration, visit and get aquatinted

9:20 a.m. Video "The World of Bees"

10:10 a.m. Door prizes

10:20 a.m. "Overwintering Bees with Varroa Mites and

Status of fluvalinate Resistance in the Midwest"

               Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska

11:10 a.m. "The Honeybee Improvement Program in Michigan"

               Jack Griffes and Gary Veale, HIP

12:00 m. Lunch on your own

1:45 p.m. "Royal Jelly: Health Effects and its Production"

                Dr. Ron Lin, Michigan State University

2:30 p.m. "Regulating Pollen Collection - How Do Bees Know What to Do?"

               Dr. Nick Calderone, Cornell University

3:15 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. "TBA"

                Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

4:10 p.m. Hive raffle

4:35 p.m. "Bee Forage Planting Perspective"

                Dr. George Ayers, Michigan State University

4:35 p.m. Questions and Answers on any topic