8:30 am Registration and getting acquainted

9:20 am Video: Comb Honey Production

10:10 am Door Prizes

10:30 am "Exocrine glands and pheromones of honey bees"
Dr.Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

11:20 am "`Comb honey production"
Dr. Roger Hoopingarner, Michigan State University

1:30 pm "Pesticide update and other bee issues"
Mr. Michael Hansen, State Apiarist, Michigan Department of Agriculture

2:20 pm "Effect of Spring feeding on worker longevity"
Dr. Gard Otis, University of Guelph

3:20 pm Door PrizesDoor Prizes

3: 40 pm "Michigan Beekeepers Association: the past and the future"
Mr. Richard Leonard, President of Michigan Beekeepers Association

4:10 pm Questions and Answers on any topic (All speakers)

4:30 pm Meeting Adjourned

8:30 am Registration and getting acquainted

9:00 am Video: Tales from the Hive

10:10 am Door Prizes

10:30 am "Tracking Nosema spores in honey and wax: a two year study"
Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

11:20 am "Why do honey bee queens mate so many times?"
Dr. Gard Otis, University of Guelph

1:30 pm "Reparing a 60 year vacuum"
Dr. George Ayers, Michigan State University

2:40 pm "Swarming Biology: How to interpret what is happening in your bee hives."
Dr. Gard Otis, University of Guelph

3:10 pm "Function and morphology of honey bees: tour of a web"
Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

3:50 pm Questions and Answers on any topic (All speakers)

4:30 pm Meeting adjourned

Future meetings:

1. Summer meeting: place and dates TBA
2. Fall meeting: MI, Oct 28-29, 2005, Valley Plaza, Midland, MI
3. ANR 2006: March 10, Friday and March 11, Saturday, 2006