9:00 am Registration and getting acquainted

9:10 am Video "Pollination: the future, Science & Business" (1:40 min) Part I (1st hour)

10:10 am Door Prizes

10:30 am "Efficacy of Bottom Board, Apistan and Apilife VAR in Controlling Varroa"
Dr. Keith Delaplane, University of Georgia

11:20 am "What can Robots Learn from Bees"
Dr. Fred Dyer, Michigan State University

2:00 pm "Effects of Comb Age on Colony Performance"
Dr. Keith Delaplane, University of Georgia

2:40 pm Door PrizesDoor Prizes

3: 00 pm Report on Honey Queen Program 2000

Michigan Honey Queen Contestants for 2001
Presented by the Honey Queen Chairperson

3:40 pm "Update on Regulatory Issues in Beekeeping"
Mr. Mike Hansen, Michigan State Apiarist

4:20 pm "Mite Resistant Queens...Are They Worth It?"
Mr. Kim Flottum Editor, Bee Culture Magazine

Dinner on your own

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

9:00 am Registration and getting acquainted

9:05 am Video "Finding the Queen: when you must" (1 hour)

10:05 am Door Prizes

10:20 am "Springtime Troubles...Diseases, Pests, Predators and Other Problems"
Mr. Kim Flottum Editor, Bee Culture Magazine

11:10 am "How Much Do We Know About Our Honey Plants?"
Dr. George Ayers, Michigan State University

1:45 pm "Melatonin and Bees: Why Some Bees Work Around the Clock and Others Sleep"
Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

2:30 pm "Season Long IPM for Small Scale Operations"
Mr. Kim Flottum Editor, Bee Culture Magazine

3:40 pm "Effects of Transgenic Pollen on Honey Bees"
Anne Hanley, Michigan State University

4:20 pm "It Is Not Just Honey: Other Hive Products You Can Harvest From Bees"
Dr. Ron Lin, Michigan State University

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