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