9:00 am Registration and getting acquainted

9:10 am Video "The World of Bees"

10:10 am Door Prizes

10:30 am"The Stinging Behavior of Africanized Bees"
Dr. Greg Hunt, Purdue University

11:20 am "Mitezapper for Varroa Control: Simple Idea, Great Effect"
Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

2:00 pm "A Short Report on Current Apiary Researches"
Mr. Mike Hansen, Michigan Department of Agriculture

2:40 pm Door PrizesDoor Prizes

3: 00 pm Report on Honey Queen Program 2000

Michigan Honey Queen Contestants for 2001
Presented by: Debra Hilton Honey Queen Chairperson

3:40 pm "Controlling Resistant American Foulbrood"
Dr. Eric Mussen, University of California, Davis

4:20 pm "Transgenic Pollen and Honey Bees"
Ms. Anne Hanley, Michigan State University

Dinner on your own

7:30 p.m. Kellogg Center Auditorium:
Michigan Honey Queen Pageant
Reception Following - Centennial Room

9:00 am Registration and getting acquainted

9:05 am Video "Tales from the Hive (PBS)"

10:05 am Door Prizes

10:20 am "Beekeeping in California: Almond Pollination and Africanized Bees"
Dr. Eric Mussen, University of California, Davis

11:10 am"It is Good for Your Tummy to Eat Honey: Honey Helps the Good Bacteria"
Dr. Zey Ustunol, Michigan State University

1:45 pm "An Update on Nosema Research and Its Possible Alternative Control"
Dr. Ron Lin, Michigan State University

2:30 pm"The Giant Honey Bees in India: Behavior and Ecology"
Ms. Puja Batra, Michigan State University

3:40 pm "Michigan Beekeeperšs Association Web Page"
Mr. Jake Ameel, Michigan Beekeeper

  4:20 pm"Two Web-Related Projects at MSU to Help Beekeepers"

Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

5:00 p.m. Questions and Answers on any topic