Rob Mountain
06-28-2006, 08:17 PM
Program
Heartland Apiculture Society
Fifth conference
Vincennes University
Vincennes, Indiana
July 6-8, 2006
Registration
Registration will be in the foyer of Vanderburg Dorm on Wednesday at 6:00pm
Registration will be in the PE Complex from 7:30am to 8:30am each day
July 6-8
Meals will be in the Student Cafeteria
Breakfast 6:30-8:30
Lunch 11:30-1:00
Dinner 5:30-7:00
Welcome by HAS President Jon and Shirley Cain
8:30 Thursday July 6
Main Auditorium
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Tours
Vincennes State Historic Sites presents:
French Potagers and Territorial Gardens A program on Herbs, Beekeeping and Garden Husbandry from the Indiana Territorial Period
& Ladies Garden Tea
Friday, July 7, 2006 One Sitting- Maximum 20 People
Price per person $25.00 (Only $20 for those who prepaid for Friday lunch)
Includes Meal, Tour of State Historic Sites Fee, Workshop with Workbook, Make and Take Sachet. Travel will be by University Transportation
10:00-11:00 Tour Vincennes State Historic Sites
11:00-12:00 Potager/Garden Program
12:00-12:30 Make and Take Sachet
12:30-1:30 Lady's Tea with Special Music in the Jefferson Academy
Additionally, it is recommended that you tour Grouseland, the Historic Home of William Henry Harrison, adjacent to the VSHS property. There is an additional cost for this tour at $5.00 per person payable at Grouseland's door. It is a privately owned and run historic site.
Space is very limited so please reserve early.
Make payment when registering to "W. Joe Doyle, Jr."
To make reservations contact: W. Joe Doyle, Jr.,
(317) 539-7007 Home Phone (317) 450-7007 Cell Phone
Ladies Garden Tea Menu - Buffet Style: Iced Herbal Tea/Lemonade, Assorted Dessert Delectibles, Honey-minted Fruit Compote, Herb Butter and Bread, Grape seed Chicken Salad, Herbed Ham Salad, Assorted Vegetable Tray w/Herb Dip
Friday Evening Entertainment
Music by the Corydon Dulcimer Society
The Corydon Dulcimer Society was established in 1989. They have a membership of about 50 members who play a variety of traditional acoustic instruments. They perform old time traditional music. Their mission is to research, preserve, promote and educate the public about American traditional music and its instruments.
Morning Plenary Sessions
8:30 to 9:30 Thursday
Africanized Bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest
Dr. Eric Mussen, University of California at Davis
Breeding bees for resistance to varroa mites
Dr. Robert Danka, USDA-ARS Honey Bee Research Lab, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
8:30 to 9:30 Friday
Imported Honey- Where do we stand at present?
Richard Adee, owner of Adee Honey Farms
Life in the big house: tug of war between small hive beetles and honey bees
Dr. Jamie Ellis, Entomology Department, University of Georgia.
8:30 to 9:30 Saturday
Drone saturation for mating control
Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas Press
Current National Honey Board activities in the areas of marketing, research, and industry services.
Lee Heine and Lisa Jager, National Honey Board
Workshops and short presentations
In addition to the 8:30am opening presentations we will have concurrent breakout presentations throughout the day. Each is about an hour long. Please note that many of these breakout presentations are offered twice to make it easier for people to attend those of interest. An alphabetical list of the presentations and biographical notes on the speakers follow in this schedule.
NOTE:
Apiary demonstrations will be in the apiary we have set up on campus for this meeting. Everyone who attends an apiary presentation must wear a bee veil and sign a form required by our insurance company, even for those with many year s of beekeeping experience.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
9:40-10:55 Speaker
Measuring resistance to mites Robert Danka
Bees from Australia and N Zealand for almond pollination Eric Mussen
Honey bee photography Zachary Huang
Creamed honey Norman Lehman
Seasonal management-What to do and when to do it Dave Shenefield
Marking and clipping queens Nancy Troup
Basic hive inspection Kathleen Prouogh
11:15-12:15
Swarming: Are you wining the battle? Clarence Collison
Large scale beekeeping: How the Adees do it Richard Adee
Other hive products-Added value Jerry Shaw
Honey extraction and processing Duane Rekeweg
Difference of identification of AFB and BPMS Bill Troup
Beautiful quilts with Love Barbara Mast
American foul brood-What is it and what can I do about it? Phil Craft and
Kathleen Prouogh
Dave Shenefield
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30
Varrroa mites: a review of the chemical control methods Phil Craft
Pheromones and management Zachary Huang
Whats up with Russsian Bees Robert Danka
Comb honey Duane Rekeweg
Equipment choice and construction Andy Joseph
How best to present the beekeeping message to children Ann Broyles
Making splits and nucs Stephanie Tarwater
Finding and evaluating the queen Andy Ammos
2:50-3:50
Apiguard: The latest in varroa treatment Rob Mountain
Crop pollination-Indiana to California Devon and Cindy Howald
Queens, drones and mating Greg Hunt
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Edwin Holcombe
Honey basics- from flower to jar Clarence Collison
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Rachael Cole and
what a queen program will do for you Jolene Hoefs
Using beetle traps against Small Hive Beetle Joe Tarwater
Seasonal management: supering, wintering, and swarm control Ray McDonnell
4:00-5:00
Queen honey bee panel discussion Stu Jacobson, leader
Back care for beekeepers Joanne Thomas
Diversification for success Tracy Hunter
Mead making-Learn from someone who does it for a living Brett Canaday
American foul brood panel discussion Jamie Ellis, leader
Honey bee photography in the apiary Zachary Huang
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Andy Joseph
4:00-6:00 HAS Executive Meeting
Room B59 LL
7:30-9:00 The Questions that you have always wanted answered by Robs panel of experts
Question and answer session led by Rob Mountain and his experts.
Room B 58 LL
Friday, July 07, 2006
9:40-10:55 Speaker
Wintering with varroa mites Roger Hoopingarner
Diversification for success Tracy Hunter
Measuring resistance to mites Robert Danka
Comb honey Duane Rekeweg
Buying bees and establishing your new hive Andy Joseph
French Potagers and Territorial Gardens: A program on herbs, beekeeping and garden husbandry . From the Indiana Territorial Period and Ladies Garden Tea
Note: Pre registration required
Marking and clipping queens Nancy Troup
Finding and evaluating the queen Andy Ammos
11:15-12:15
Insurance for beekeepers-What do you need? Lani Basberg
What is the American Honey Producers Association Richard Adee
Queens drones and mating Greg Hunt
Creamed honey Norman Lehman
Whats in your hive? Part I Bill & Nancy Troup
Making splits and nucs Stephanie Tarwater
Basic Hive inspection Kathleen Prouogh
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30
Honey bee nutrition Clarence Collison
Package bee management Roger Hoopingarner
Cell punch method for rearing queens Wil Montgomery
Soaps and candles Darlene Kress
Whats in your hive? Part II Bill & Nancy Troup
Troubleshooting in the hive Jamie Ellis
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Andy Joseph
2:50-3:50
Minimizing the use of chemical in your beekeeping operation Phil Craft
Africanized bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest Eric Mussen
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Edwin Holcombe
Raising your own queens: all you need to know- Part I Gordon Vernon
Teaching teachers Rob Green
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Rachael Cole and
what a queen program will do for you Jolene Hoefs
Sampling for mites, disease and beetles Ray McDonnell
Seasonal management Stephanie Tarwater
4:00-5:00
The natural history of small hive beetles in a nutshell Jamie Ellis
Back care for beekeepers Joanne Thomas
Making, managing and over wintering double nucs Larry Connor
Raising your own queens: all you need to know. Part II Gordon Vernon
Mead making-Learn from someone who does it for a living Brett Canaday
Youre the wife of a beekeeping? Carol Shaw
Honey bee photography in the apiary Zachary Huang
7:30- Entertainment Music by Corydon Dulcimer Society
Saturday, July 08, 2006
9:40-10:55 Speaker
New information on the small hive beetle Jamie Ellis
Bees from Australia and N Zealand for almond pollination Eric Mussen
The chemical makeup of mite controls that we use Ray McDonnell
Back care for beekeepers Joanne Thomas
Dr. Bee: Pest and disease basics Bill and Nancy Troup
Soaps and hand creams from beeswax Darlene Kress
American foul brood-What is it and what can I do about it? Kathleen Prouogh
Phil Craft
Dave Shenefield
11:15-12:15
Is varroa IPM economical? James Ellis
How to get the most disease resistant queens Stu Jacobson
Cell punch method for rearing queens Wil Montgomery
Creamed honey Norman Lehman
Honey basics: from flower to jar Clarence Collison
A quilted Christmas Barbara Mast
Using beetle traps against small hive beetles Joe Tarwater
Seasonal management Stephanie Tarwater
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:15
Minimizing the use of chemical in your beekeeping operation Phil Craft
Two-queen colonies Roger Hoopingarner
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Edwin Holcomb
Raising your own queens- all you need to know. Part I Gordon Vernon
Other hive products-added value Jerry Shaw
How best to present the beekeeping message to children Ann Broyles
Equipment and construction Andy Joseph
Sampling for mites, disease and beetles Ray McDonald
2:30-3:30
Making, managing and over wintering double nucs Larry Connor
Diversification for Success Tracy Hunter
Apimondia 2007-Australia Rob Mountain
Raising your own queens- all you need to know. Part II Gordon Vernon
Managing defensive behavior in African bees Greg Hunt
Youre the wife of a beekeeper? Carol Shaw
Speakers and Biographies
Richard Adee is the owner of one of the largest beekeeping operations in the world currently running 80,000 colonies. He lives in Bruce, South Dakota which is the headquarters of Adee Honey Farms which is a family owned and operated business. Son Bret manages the west coast pollination business, son Kelvin manages the Mississippi bee breeding business and daughter Maria works in the office. Their efforts are divided about 50% honey production and 50% pollination. He has been one of the leaders of the American Honey Producers Association being president for 15 years. He currently serves as Chairman of the Washington Legislative Committee.
Large scale beekeeping: How the Adees do it Thursday 11:15
What is the American Honey Producers Association Friday 11:15
Andy Ammons is a graduate student working on his Ph.D. with Greg Hunt at Purdue University. He is studying how the honey bee genes influence their stinging and guarding behavior. He was introduced to beekeeping during high school, when he worked with Mike Hood at Clemson University, and then received his bachelors degree from Berea College before going to Purdue.
Finding and evaluating the queen Thursday 1:15 Friday 9:40
Lani Basberg has been selling insurance to beekeepers and farmers in Shelbyville and Louisville, Kentucky for 22 years. She grew up on a Kentucky farm and went on to the University of Kentucky where she received her Bachelors Degree in Biology.
Insurance for beekeepers-What do you need? Friday 11:15
Ann Broyles taught school for 28 years in Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky after graduating from Murray State University. Now retired, she is a member of the Lake Barkley Beekeepers and the Kentucky State Beekeeping Association. For the past several years she has enjoyed working honey and beeswax into a variety of recipes. She is also a member of the Purchase Area Master Gardeners.
How best to present the beekeeping message to children. Thursday 1:15
Saturday 1:15
Brett Canaday began his interest in beekeeping as a young boy on his familys central Indiana farm where a close neighbor kept several hives. He attended Purdue University for a degree in Food Science, followed by work with bottled juice manufacturers around the country. By 2000, Brett was formulating recipes that are now part of New Day Meaderys honey wine selection. In 2004 he and his wife Tia Agnew formed New Day Meadery and are now making their first New Day Meads.
Mead making-Learn from someone who does it for a living Thursday 4:00
Friday 4:00
Rachael Cole is the 2006 Indiana Honey Queen. She will be a senior at Purdue University. She enjoys baling hay, fixing farm equipment and cooking with honey.
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Thursday 2:50
what a queen program will do for you. Friday 2:50
Dr. Clarence Collison is a long time author and specialist in the study of honey bees. He took the extension apiculturist position at Pennsylvania State University in 1976 and continued there until 1989, moving south to become chair of the Entomology Department at Mississippi State University where he continues today. He directs the Master Beekeeping Program for the Eastern Apicultural Society writes regular columns for Bee Culture magazine, and often judges honey at state fairs around the country.
Honey basics: from flower to jar. Thursday 2:50 Saturday 11:15
Honey bee nutrition Friday 1:15
Swarming: Are you winning the battle. Thursday 11:15
Dr. Larry Connor completed his Ph.D. on strawberry pollination at Michigan State University, and then became extension apicultural entomologist at The Ohio State University. He directed Genetic Systems, Inc., moving a Dadant Starline and Midnite hybrid queen program to Florida. In 1980 he formed a private educational firm and has published and co-edited many bee books since 1988. In addition, his slide sets, magazine articles in Bee Culture, photography, leadership in the Eastern Apicultural Society, and lecturing have made a broad impact on the apicultural world.
Making, managing and overwintering double nucs Friday 4:00 Saturday 2:30
Phil Craft has been the State Apiarist for Kentucky since 1999 and has been active in the HAS since it began in 2002. He was recently the President of the Apiary Inspectors of America. He initiated the annual Blue Grass Bee School which drew over 300 people in its most recent (February 2006) gathering.
Varroa mites: a review of the chemical control methods Thursday 1:15
American Foul Brood: What is it and what can I do about it? Thursday 11:15
Saturday 9:40
Minimizing the use of chemicals in your beekeeping operation. Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
Dr. Robert Danka is a native of Pennsylvania, and received undergraduate and MS degrees from Penn State while working with Dr. Clarence Collison. His PhD came from LSU under the guidance of Dr. Tom Rinderer. Bob previously has studied apple pollination, biology and control of Africanized bees, genetic resistance of honey bees to tracheal mites, pollination attributes of Russian bees and pollination of regionally important crops. His current assignment involves enhancing varroa resistance in bees, especially using the trait known as varroa-sensitive hygiene.
Measuring resistance to mites Thursday 9:40 Friday 9:40
Whats up with Russian Bees Thursday 1:15
Joe Doyle has been a beekeeper in Indiana for 15 years.
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Thursday 2:50
Dr. Jamie Ellis, a native of Georgia, received his B.S from the University of Georgia. He did his graduate work at Rhodes University in South Africa, followed by postdoctoral work at the University of Georgia with Keith Delaplane. He has already established himself as an authority on the small hive beetle. In August, he will begin his new job on the faculty in the Entomology Department at the University of Florida in August.
American Foul Brood panel discussion Thursday 4:00
Troubleshooting in the hive Friday 1:15
The natural history of small hive beetles in a nutshell Friday 4:00
New information of the small hive beetle Saturday 9:40
Is varroa IPM economical? Saturday 11:15
Rob Green is the founder of the Indiana Beekeeping School, Inc. which holds classes for newcomers to the craft. Each year, about 90 new beekeepers join the ranks from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and other states. He is a past board member of the Indiana State Beekeepers Association, editor of the ISBA Journal and the webmaster of www.HoosierBuzz.com (http://www.HoosierBuzz.com) for the association. Rob also owns a computer consulting firm, The Tech Support Dept., and teaches college level courses in computer science and business, in his spare time. He is a Master Gardener and president of is local master gardener association.
Teaching teachers Friday 2:50
Lee Heine is the current president of the National Honey Board. Lee has been a beekeeper for 28 years and manages 800 bee colonies for honey production and pollination services. He is past president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers and past chair of the National Honey Nominations Committee.
Plenary Session Saturday 8:30
Jolene Hoefs is the 2006 American Honey Queen. She is a senior at the University of Wisconsin, majoring in life science communications.
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and
what a queen program will do for you. Thursday 1:15 Friday 2:50
Edwin Holcombe is a long term Tennessee beekeeper, selling honey, queens and honey candy. He worked closely with the legendary queen producer Leslie Little. He also participates with the USDA honey bee lab in Baton Rouge, on research studies on tracheal mites.
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Thursday 2:50 Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
Dr. Roger Hoopingarner taught entomology and apiculture for 38 years at Michigan State University before retiring several years ago. He began beekeeping through the Boy Scouts. He has served as President of the American Association of Professional Apiculturists and President of the Michigan State Beekeepers Association.
Wintering with varroa mites Friday 9:40
Package bee management Friday 1:15
Two queen colonies Saturday 1:15
Devon and Cindy Howld started as hobbyist beekeepers in 1991 with 2 hives and are currently running 2000 hives, with contracts for abut 1500 for pollination. Their business, Majenica Creek Honey Farm, Inc., is a family owned and operated business. They are pollinating in 5 states this year, CA, IL, IN, MI, and OH and along with pollination they sell honey, cut comb honey, bees wax, and nucs from queens they raise.
Crop Pollination- Indiana to California Thursday 2:50
Dr. Zachary Huang is the Apiculturist in the Entomology Department at Michigan State University. Some of his terrific photos can be viewed at http://photo.bees.net/gallery/albums His current research includes hormonal regulation of division of labor in bees, interactions between bees and nosema disease, effect of transgenic pollen on bees, varroa mite control, varroa mite reproductive biology and its molecular biology. He invented the Spartan Mitezapper (www.mitezapper.com) that kills varroa mites without chemicals.
Honey bee photography Thursday 9:40
Pheromones and management Thursday 1:15
Honey bee photography in the apiary Thursday 4:00 Friday 4:00
Dr. Greg Hunt has been the apiculturist at Purdue University since 1995. He began keeping bees as a hobby while working in a lab at the University of Wisconsin, and this inspired him to study bees. He received his Ph.D. at University of California at Davis. He is now doing extension work with beekeepers, teaching the apiculture class in the Entomology Department at Purdue, and studying the genetics of the stinging behavior in Africanized bees.
Queens, drones and mating Thursday 2:50 Friday 11:15
Managing defensive behavior in African bees Saturday 2:30
Tracy Hunter is the owner of Hunters Honey Farm, managing several hundred hives in central Indiana. She is a third generation beekeeper, continuing the family tradition that began over 90 years ago. She is also a full time science teacher.
Diversification for success Thursday 4:00 Friday 9:40
Saturday 2:30
Dr. Stu Jacobson has been keeping bees since 1970. After Peace Corps work in Brazil, he received his Ph.D. from Boston University. In 1978 he began to study Africanized bees in Venezuela. Since 1998 he has been doing research on the production of queens and nucs at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He also specializes in environmental and science education.
Queen honey bee panel discussion Thursday 4:00
How to get the most disease resistant queens Saturday 11:15
Lisa Jager is the Industry Services Director for the National Honey Board. Prior to joining NHB, Lisa served as director of communications for three national agricultural associations U.S. Wheat Associates, the American Sheep Industry Association and the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Plenary Session Saturday 8:30
Andy Joseph is a graduate student working with Tom Webster, for his M.S. degree at the University of Kentucky. He is studying solutions to hive loss problems experienced by migratory beekeepers, and related questions on honey bee nutrition. He received his bachelors degree from Ohio State University.
Equipment choice and construction Thursday 1:15 Saturday 1:15
Buying bees and establishing your new hive Friday 9:40
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Thursday 4:00 Friday 1:15
Darlene Kress grew up in Porter County Indiana on a farm, with a large garden and bees. She learned by helping her Grandpa with his bees. She and her husband Robert have been keeping bees for about 14 years, turning their hobby into a living they both enjoy. They sell bees, raw honey, beeswax candles, soap, lip balms, hand creams, fresh pollen, creamed honey, chunk honey (in a jar with the comb), soaps, hand creams and lip balms. Their markets are in Chicago, health food stores and out their front door. They also pollinate crops.
Soaps and candles Friday 1:15
Soaps and hand creams from beeswax Saturday 9:40
Norman Lehman operates Dutch County Market in Indiana.
Creamed honey Thursday 9:40 Friday 11:15 Saturday 11:15
Barbara Mast has been a quilter for many years, and is the wife of an Indiana beekeeper.
Beautiful quilts with love Thursday 11:15
A quilted Christmas Saturday 11:15
Raymond McDonnell has been a hobbyist beekeeper since 1975, worked with Hoyt Bonds who was running 2000+ colonies in Tennessee. He is a member of the Knox County Beekeepers Association, Former Director of Tennessee Hobbyist Beekeepers Association and present member. He received his PhD in 1997 from the University of Tennessee and is presently an Assistant Professor in Biology at Somerset Community college, London, Kentucky.
Seasonal management- supering, wintering, and swarm control Thursday 2:50
Sampling for mites ,disease and beetles Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
The chemical makeup of mite controls that we use Saturday 9:40
Wil Mongomery has been keeping bees for 30 years, since he discovered Richard Taylors The Joys of Beekeeping. He has held offices in local associations in California and Alabama. He began fabricating his cell punch tool in 1982 after he learned of the method from an Australian beekeeper.
Cell punch method for rearing queens Friday 1:15 Saturday 11:15
Rob Mountain is a second-generation beekeeper born and raised in South Africa, where he and his father ran over 4000 colonies of African bees for honey production and pollination. He and his wife Stella developed and manufactured Mountain Bee Veils. In 2003 he joined Tom Webster at Kentucky State University to implement grants devoted to the improvement of honey production and crop pollination.
Apiguard: The latest in varroa treatment Thursday 2:50
Apimondia 2007-Australia Saturday 2:30
Dr. Eric Mussen has been the Extension Apiculturist at the University of California at Davis since 1977. He studied for his Ph.D. under Dr. Basil Furgala at the University of Minnesota, focusing on nosema disease in honey bees.
Africanized bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest Friday 2:50
Bees from Australia Thursday 9:40 Saturday 9:40
Kathleen Prough has been the Chief Apiary Inspector for Indiana since 1994. She graduated from Western Michigan University, is active in the Apiary Inspectors of America and is a frequent participant in the HAS conferences.
Basic hive inspection Thursday 9:40 Friday 11:15
American Foul Brood: What is it and what can I do about it? Thursday 11:15
Saturday 9:40
Duane Rekeweg has kept bees for 25 years, and is the owner of Rekeweg Honey Company in northern Indiana. He is one of the original organizers of HAS and a long-time member of the American Beekeeping Federation.
Honey extraction and processing Thursday 11:15
Comb honey Thursday 9:40 Saturday 1:15
Jerry and Carol Shaw have been active in Indiana beekeeping for many years, including the Honey Queen Program. They were instrumental in the initiation of HAS.
Youre the wife of a beekeeper? (Carol) Friday 4:00 Saturday 2:30
Other hive products-Added value (Jerry) Thursday 11:15 Saturday 1:15
Dave Shenefield began with bees at age 7, when his father took up beekeeping, and continued through high school. After a period in the army, he became a full time beekeeper, now running about 2000 hives. He sells honey, beeswax, queens and nucs, and pollinates apples and cucumbers.
Seasonal management: What to do and when to do it. Thursday 9:40
American Foulbrood- What is it and what can I do about it? Thursday 11:15
Saturday 9:40
Joe and Stephanie Tarwater are beekeepers from Tennessee. Stephanie is also the secretary of HAS.
Making splits and nucs (Stephanie) Thursday 1:15 Friday 11:15
Using beetle traps against small hive beetle (Joe) Thursday 2:50 Saturday 11:15
Seasonal management (Stephanie) Friday 2:50 Saturday 11:15
Joanne Thomas is an award-winning master personal trainer and fitness instructor in New York City and at top spas worldwide. She is founder and president of the NY Stretch Exchange, teaching stress management techniques to business leaders. Joanne's work has been featured by CBS News and publications in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. She is President of the Long Island Beekeepers Club. Her Back Care for Beekeepers program blends her two passions - health and honey bees.
Back care for beekeepers Thursday 4:00 Friday 4:00 Saturday 9:40
Bill and Nancy Troup have been keeping bees for about 24 years. They steadily expanded their operation to about 140 colonies which they use for nucs, honey and queen rearing. Bill and Nancy are both retired, although Bill continues to work half-time as an Apiary Inspector for Maryland. They were the first to pass the Eastern Apicultural Society Master Beekeeping exam as a couple. They have taught many beekeeping workshops at HAS, EAS and other meetings.
Marking and clipping queens (Nancy) Thursday 9:40 Friday 9:40
The difference of identification of AFB and BPMS (Bill) Thursday 11:15
Whats in your hive? Part I Friday 11:15
Whats in you hive? Part II Friday 1:15
Dr. Bee: Pest and disease basics Saturday 9:40
Gordon Vernon is the President of the Kentucky State Beekeeping Association. He has been raising queen bees for five years, and produces honey in southern Kentucky. His presentation on queen rearing was ranked the highest of all the presentations at the 2005 HAS meeting in Illinois, according to survey forms completed there. He is a retired industrial facilities engineer.
Raising your own queens: all you need to know. Part I Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
Raising your own queens: all you need to know. Part II Friday 4:00
Saturday 2:30
Topics
A quilted Christmas Sat.11:15
Barbara Mast
American foul brood- panel discussion Thur. 4:00
Jamie Ellis
American foul brood-What is it and what can I do about it? Thur.11:15 Sat. 9:40
Phil Craft Kathleen Prouogh Dave Shenefield
Africanized bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest Fri. 2:50
Eric Mussen
Apimondia 2007-Australia Sat. 2:30
Rob Mountain
Apiguard: The latest in varroa treatment Thur. 2:50
Rob Mountain
Back care for beekeepers Thur. 4:00 Fri. 4:00 Sat. 9:40
Joanne Thomas
Basic hive inspection Thur. 9:40 Fri.11:15
Kathleen Prouogh
Beautiful quilts with Love Thur. 11:15
Barbara Mast
Bees from Australia and N Zealand for almond pollination Thur. 9:40 Sat. 9:40
Eric Mussen
Buying bees and establishing your new hive Fri. 9:40
Andy Joseph
Cell punch method for rearing queens Fri. 1:15 Sat. 11:15
Will Montgomery
Comb honey Thur. 1:15 Fri. 9:40
Duane Rekeweg
Creamed honey Thur. 9:40 Fri. 11:15 Sat. 11:15
Norman Lehman
Crop pollination-Indiana to California Thur. 2:50
Devon Howald
Difference of identification of AFB and BPMS Thur. 11:15
Bill Troup
Diversification for success Thur. 4:00 Fri. 9:40 Sat. 2:30
Tracy Hunter
Dr. Bee: Pest and disease basics Sat. 9:40
Bill Troup
Equipment choice and construction Thur. 1:15 Sat. 1:15
Andy Joseph
Finding and evaluating the queen Thur. 1:15 Fri. 9:40
Andy Ammos
Honey basics-from flower to jar Thur. 2:50 Sat. 11:15
Clarence Collison
Honey bee nutrition Fri. 1:15
Clarence Collison
Honeybee photography Thur. 9:40
Zachary Huang
Honey bee photography in the apiary Thur. 4:00 Fri. 4:00
Zachary Huang
Honey extraction and processing Thur. 11:15
Duane Rekeweg
How best to present the beekeeping message to children Thur. 1:15 Sat. 1:15
Ann Broyles
How to get the most disease resistant queens Sat. 11:15
Stu Jacobson
Insurance for beekeepers-What do you need Fri. 11:15
Lani Basberg
Is varroa IPM economical? Sat. 11:15
Jamie Ellis
Large scale beekeeping: How the Adees do it. Thur. 11:15
Richard Adee
Making, managing and over wintering double nucs Fri. 4:00 Sat. 2:30
Larry Connor
Making splits and nucs Thur. 11:15 Fri. 11:15
Stephanie Tarwater
Marking and clipping queens Thur. 9:40 Thur. 1:15 Fri. 9:40
Nancy Troup
Managing defensive behavior in African bees Sat. 2:30
Greg Hunt
Mead making-learn from someone who does it for a living Thur. 4:00 Fri. 4:00
Brett Canaday
Measuring resistance to mites Thur. 9:40 Fri. 9:40
Robert Danka
Minimizing the use of chemicals in your beekeeping operation Fri. 2:50 Sat. 1:15
Phil Craft
New information of the small hive beetle Sat. 9:40
Jamie Ellis
Other hive products-added value Thur. 11:15 Sat. 1:15
Jerry Shaw
Package bee management Fri 1:15
Roger Hoopingarner
Pheromones and management Thur. 1:15
Zachary Huang
Queens, drones and mating Thur.2:50 Fri. 11:15
Greg Hunt
Queen honey bee panel-discussion Thur. 4:00
Stu Jacobson
Raising your own queens- all you need to know. Part I Fri.2:50 Sat. 1:15
Gordon Vernon
Raising your own queens-all you need to know. Part II Fri. 4:00 Sat. 2:30
Gordon Vernon
Sampling for mites, disease and beetles Fri. 2:50 Sat. 1:15
Ray McDonnell
Seasonal management Fri. 2:50 Sat. 11:15
Stephanie Tarwater
Seasonal management: supering, wintering, swarm control Thur. 2:50
Ray McDonnell
Seasonal management-what to do and when to do it Thur. 9:40
Dave Shenefield
Soaps and candles Fri. 1:15
Darlene Kress
Soaps and hand creams from beeswax Sat. 9:40
Darlene Kress
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Thur. 4:00 Fri. 1:15
Andy Joseph
Swarming: Are you winning the battle? Thur. 11:15
Clarence Collison
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Thur. 2:50 Fri. 2:50 Sat. 1:15
Edwin Holcombe
Teaching teachers Fri. 2:50
Rob Green
Troubleshooting in the hive Fri. 1:15
Jamie Ellis
The chemical makeup of mite control that we use Sat. 9:40
Ray McDonnell
The natural history of small hive beetles in a nutshell Fri. 4:00
Jamie Ellis
Two-queen colonies Sat. 1:15
Roger Hoopingarner
Using beetle traps against small hive beetles Thur. 2:50 Sat. 11:15
Joe Tarwater
Varroa mites: a review of the chemical control methods Thur. 1:15
Phil Craft
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Thur. 2:50 Fri. 2:50
what a queen program can do for you.
Rachael Cole and Jolene Hoefs
Wintering with varroa mites Fri. 9:40
Roger Hoopingarner
What is the American Honey Producers Association Fri. 11:15
Richard Adee
Whats in your hive? Part I Fri. 11:15
Bill Troup Nancy Troup
Whats in your hive? Part II Fri. 1:15
Bill Troup Nancy Troup
Whats up with Russian bees? Thur. 1:15
Robert Danka
Youre the wife of a beekeeper? Fri. 4:00 Sat. 2:30
Carol Shaw
Heartland Apiculture Society
Fifth conference
Vincennes University
Vincennes, Indiana
July 6-8, 2006
Registration
Registration will be in the foyer of Vanderburg Dorm on Wednesday at 6:00pm
Registration will be in the PE Complex from 7:30am to 8:30am each day
July 6-8
Meals will be in the Student Cafeteria
Breakfast 6:30-8:30
Lunch 11:30-1:00
Dinner 5:30-7:00
Welcome by HAS President Jon and Shirley Cain
8:30 Thursday July 6
Main Auditorium
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Tours
Vincennes State Historic Sites presents:
French Potagers and Territorial Gardens A program on Herbs, Beekeeping and Garden Husbandry from the Indiana Territorial Period
& Ladies Garden Tea
Friday, July 7, 2006 One Sitting- Maximum 20 People
Price per person $25.00 (Only $20 for those who prepaid for Friday lunch)
Includes Meal, Tour of State Historic Sites Fee, Workshop with Workbook, Make and Take Sachet. Travel will be by University Transportation
10:00-11:00 Tour Vincennes State Historic Sites
11:00-12:00 Potager/Garden Program
12:00-12:30 Make and Take Sachet
12:30-1:30 Lady's Tea with Special Music in the Jefferson Academy
Additionally, it is recommended that you tour Grouseland, the Historic Home of William Henry Harrison, adjacent to the VSHS property. There is an additional cost for this tour at $5.00 per person payable at Grouseland's door. It is a privately owned and run historic site.
Space is very limited so please reserve early.
Make payment when registering to "W. Joe Doyle, Jr."
To make reservations contact: W. Joe Doyle, Jr.,
(317) 539-7007 Home Phone (317) 450-7007 Cell Phone
Ladies Garden Tea Menu - Buffet Style: Iced Herbal Tea/Lemonade, Assorted Dessert Delectibles, Honey-minted Fruit Compote, Herb Butter and Bread, Grape seed Chicken Salad, Herbed Ham Salad, Assorted Vegetable Tray w/Herb Dip
Friday Evening Entertainment
Music by the Corydon Dulcimer Society
The Corydon Dulcimer Society was established in 1989. They have a membership of about 50 members who play a variety of traditional acoustic instruments. They perform old time traditional music. Their mission is to research, preserve, promote and educate the public about American traditional music and its instruments.
Morning Plenary Sessions
8:30 to 9:30 Thursday
Africanized Bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest
Dr. Eric Mussen, University of California at Davis
Breeding bees for resistance to varroa mites
Dr. Robert Danka, USDA-ARS Honey Bee Research Lab, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
8:30 to 9:30 Friday
Imported Honey- Where do we stand at present?
Richard Adee, owner of Adee Honey Farms
Life in the big house: tug of war between small hive beetles and honey bees
Dr. Jamie Ellis, Entomology Department, University of Georgia.
8:30 to 9:30 Saturday
Drone saturation for mating control
Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas Press
Current National Honey Board activities in the areas of marketing, research, and industry services.
Lee Heine and Lisa Jager, National Honey Board
Workshops and short presentations
In addition to the 8:30am opening presentations we will have concurrent breakout presentations throughout the day. Each is about an hour long. Please note that many of these breakout presentations are offered twice to make it easier for people to attend those of interest. An alphabetical list of the presentations and biographical notes on the speakers follow in this schedule.
NOTE:
Apiary demonstrations will be in the apiary we have set up on campus for this meeting. Everyone who attends an apiary presentation must wear a bee veil and sign a form required by our insurance company, even for those with many year s of beekeeping experience.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
9:40-10:55 Speaker
Measuring resistance to mites Robert Danka
Bees from Australia and N Zealand for almond pollination Eric Mussen
Honey bee photography Zachary Huang
Creamed honey Norman Lehman
Seasonal management-What to do and when to do it Dave Shenefield
Marking and clipping queens Nancy Troup
Basic hive inspection Kathleen Prouogh
11:15-12:15
Swarming: Are you wining the battle? Clarence Collison
Large scale beekeeping: How the Adees do it Richard Adee
Other hive products-Added value Jerry Shaw
Honey extraction and processing Duane Rekeweg
Difference of identification of AFB and BPMS Bill Troup
Beautiful quilts with Love Barbara Mast
American foul brood-What is it and what can I do about it? Phil Craft and
Kathleen Prouogh
Dave Shenefield
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30
Varrroa mites: a review of the chemical control methods Phil Craft
Pheromones and management Zachary Huang
Whats up with Russsian Bees Robert Danka
Comb honey Duane Rekeweg
Equipment choice and construction Andy Joseph
How best to present the beekeeping message to children Ann Broyles
Making splits and nucs Stephanie Tarwater
Finding and evaluating the queen Andy Ammos
2:50-3:50
Apiguard: The latest in varroa treatment Rob Mountain
Crop pollination-Indiana to California Devon and Cindy Howald
Queens, drones and mating Greg Hunt
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Edwin Holcombe
Honey basics- from flower to jar Clarence Collison
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Rachael Cole and
what a queen program will do for you Jolene Hoefs
Using beetle traps against Small Hive Beetle Joe Tarwater
Seasonal management: supering, wintering, and swarm control Ray McDonnell
4:00-5:00
Queen honey bee panel discussion Stu Jacobson, leader
Back care for beekeepers Joanne Thomas
Diversification for success Tracy Hunter
Mead making-Learn from someone who does it for a living Brett Canaday
American foul brood panel discussion Jamie Ellis, leader
Honey bee photography in the apiary Zachary Huang
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Andy Joseph
4:00-6:00 HAS Executive Meeting
Room B59 LL
7:30-9:00 The Questions that you have always wanted answered by Robs panel of experts
Question and answer session led by Rob Mountain and his experts.
Room B 58 LL
Friday, July 07, 2006
9:40-10:55 Speaker
Wintering with varroa mites Roger Hoopingarner
Diversification for success Tracy Hunter
Measuring resistance to mites Robert Danka
Comb honey Duane Rekeweg
Buying bees and establishing your new hive Andy Joseph
French Potagers and Territorial Gardens: A program on herbs, beekeeping and garden husbandry . From the Indiana Territorial Period and Ladies Garden Tea
Note: Pre registration required
Marking and clipping queens Nancy Troup
Finding and evaluating the queen Andy Ammos
11:15-12:15
Insurance for beekeepers-What do you need? Lani Basberg
What is the American Honey Producers Association Richard Adee
Queens drones and mating Greg Hunt
Creamed honey Norman Lehman
Whats in your hive? Part I Bill & Nancy Troup
Making splits and nucs Stephanie Tarwater
Basic Hive inspection Kathleen Prouogh
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30
Honey bee nutrition Clarence Collison
Package bee management Roger Hoopingarner
Cell punch method for rearing queens Wil Montgomery
Soaps and candles Darlene Kress
Whats in your hive? Part II Bill & Nancy Troup
Troubleshooting in the hive Jamie Ellis
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Andy Joseph
2:50-3:50
Minimizing the use of chemical in your beekeeping operation Phil Craft
Africanized bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest Eric Mussen
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Edwin Holcombe
Raising your own queens: all you need to know- Part I Gordon Vernon
Teaching teachers Rob Green
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Rachael Cole and
what a queen program will do for you Jolene Hoefs
Sampling for mites, disease and beetles Ray McDonnell
Seasonal management Stephanie Tarwater
4:00-5:00
The natural history of small hive beetles in a nutshell Jamie Ellis
Back care for beekeepers Joanne Thomas
Making, managing and over wintering double nucs Larry Connor
Raising your own queens: all you need to know. Part II Gordon Vernon
Mead making-Learn from someone who does it for a living Brett Canaday
Youre the wife of a beekeeping? Carol Shaw
Honey bee photography in the apiary Zachary Huang
7:30- Entertainment Music by Corydon Dulcimer Society
Saturday, July 08, 2006
9:40-10:55 Speaker
New information on the small hive beetle Jamie Ellis
Bees from Australia and N Zealand for almond pollination Eric Mussen
The chemical makeup of mite controls that we use Ray McDonnell
Back care for beekeepers Joanne Thomas
Dr. Bee: Pest and disease basics Bill and Nancy Troup
Soaps and hand creams from beeswax Darlene Kress
American foul brood-What is it and what can I do about it? Kathleen Prouogh
Phil Craft
Dave Shenefield
11:15-12:15
Is varroa IPM economical? James Ellis
How to get the most disease resistant queens Stu Jacobson
Cell punch method for rearing queens Wil Montgomery
Creamed honey Norman Lehman
Honey basics: from flower to jar Clarence Collison
A quilted Christmas Barbara Mast
Using beetle traps against small hive beetles Joe Tarwater
Seasonal management Stephanie Tarwater
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:15
Minimizing the use of chemical in your beekeeping operation Phil Craft
Two-queen colonies Roger Hoopingarner
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Edwin Holcomb
Raising your own queens- all you need to know. Part I Gordon Vernon
Other hive products-added value Jerry Shaw
How best to present the beekeeping message to children Ann Broyles
Equipment and construction Andy Joseph
Sampling for mites, disease and beetles Ray McDonald
2:30-3:30
Making, managing and over wintering double nucs Larry Connor
Diversification for Success Tracy Hunter
Apimondia 2007-Australia Rob Mountain
Raising your own queens- all you need to know. Part II Gordon Vernon
Managing defensive behavior in African bees Greg Hunt
Youre the wife of a beekeeper? Carol Shaw
Speakers and Biographies
Richard Adee is the owner of one of the largest beekeeping operations in the world currently running 80,000 colonies. He lives in Bruce, South Dakota which is the headquarters of Adee Honey Farms which is a family owned and operated business. Son Bret manages the west coast pollination business, son Kelvin manages the Mississippi bee breeding business and daughter Maria works in the office. Their efforts are divided about 50% honey production and 50% pollination. He has been one of the leaders of the American Honey Producers Association being president for 15 years. He currently serves as Chairman of the Washington Legislative Committee.
Large scale beekeeping: How the Adees do it Thursday 11:15
What is the American Honey Producers Association Friday 11:15
Andy Ammons is a graduate student working on his Ph.D. with Greg Hunt at Purdue University. He is studying how the honey bee genes influence their stinging and guarding behavior. He was introduced to beekeeping during high school, when he worked with Mike Hood at Clemson University, and then received his bachelors degree from Berea College before going to Purdue.
Finding and evaluating the queen Thursday 1:15 Friday 9:40
Lani Basberg has been selling insurance to beekeepers and farmers in Shelbyville and Louisville, Kentucky for 22 years. She grew up on a Kentucky farm and went on to the University of Kentucky where she received her Bachelors Degree in Biology.
Insurance for beekeepers-What do you need? Friday 11:15
Ann Broyles taught school for 28 years in Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky after graduating from Murray State University. Now retired, she is a member of the Lake Barkley Beekeepers and the Kentucky State Beekeeping Association. For the past several years she has enjoyed working honey and beeswax into a variety of recipes. She is also a member of the Purchase Area Master Gardeners.
How best to present the beekeeping message to children. Thursday 1:15
Saturday 1:15
Brett Canaday began his interest in beekeeping as a young boy on his familys central Indiana farm where a close neighbor kept several hives. He attended Purdue University for a degree in Food Science, followed by work with bottled juice manufacturers around the country. By 2000, Brett was formulating recipes that are now part of New Day Meaderys honey wine selection. In 2004 he and his wife Tia Agnew formed New Day Meadery and are now making their first New Day Meads.
Mead making-Learn from someone who does it for a living Thursday 4:00
Friday 4:00
Rachael Cole is the 2006 Indiana Honey Queen. She will be a senior at Purdue University. She enjoys baling hay, fixing farm equipment and cooking with honey.
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Thursday 2:50
what a queen program will do for you. Friday 2:50
Dr. Clarence Collison is a long time author and specialist in the study of honey bees. He took the extension apiculturist position at Pennsylvania State University in 1976 and continued there until 1989, moving south to become chair of the Entomology Department at Mississippi State University where he continues today. He directs the Master Beekeeping Program for the Eastern Apicultural Society writes regular columns for Bee Culture magazine, and often judges honey at state fairs around the country.
Honey basics: from flower to jar. Thursday 2:50 Saturday 11:15
Honey bee nutrition Friday 1:15
Swarming: Are you winning the battle. Thursday 11:15
Dr. Larry Connor completed his Ph.D. on strawberry pollination at Michigan State University, and then became extension apicultural entomologist at The Ohio State University. He directed Genetic Systems, Inc., moving a Dadant Starline and Midnite hybrid queen program to Florida. In 1980 he formed a private educational firm and has published and co-edited many bee books since 1988. In addition, his slide sets, magazine articles in Bee Culture, photography, leadership in the Eastern Apicultural Society, and lecturing have made a broad impact on the apicultural world.
Making, managing and overwintering double nucs Friday 4:00 Saturday 2:30
Phil Craft has been the State Apiarist for Kentucky since 1999 and has been active in the HAS since it began in 2002. He was recently the President of the Apiary Inspectors of America. He initiated the annual Blue Grass Bee School which drew over 300 people in its most recent (February 2006) gathering.
Varroa mites: a review of the chemical control methods Thursday 1:15
American Foul Brood: What is it and what can I do about it? Thursday 11:15
Saturday 9:40
Minimizing the use of chemicals in your beekeeping operation. Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
Dr. Robert Danka is a native of Pennsylvania, and received undergraduate and MS degrees from Penn State while working with Dr. Clarence Collison. His PhD came from LSU under the guidance of Dr. Tom Rinderer. Bob previously has studied apple pollination, biology and control of Africanized bees, genetic resistance of honey bees to tracheal mites, pollination attributes of Russian bees and pollination of regionally important crops. His current assignment involves enhancing varroa resistance in bees, especially using the trait known as varroa-sensitive hygiene.
Measuring resistance to mites Thursday 9:40 Friday 9:40
Whats up with Russian Bees Thursday 1:15
Joe Doyle has been a beekeeper in Indiana for 15 years.
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Thursday 2:50
Dr. Jamie Ellis, a native of Georgia, received his B.S from the University of Georgia. He did his graduate work at Rhodes University in South Africa, followed by postdoctoral work at the University of Georgia with Keith Delaplane. He has already established himself as an authority on the small hive beetle. In August, he will begin his new job on the faculty in the Entomology Department at the University of Florida in August.
American Foul Brood panel discussion Thursday 4:00
Troubleshooting in the hive Friday 1:15
The natural history of small hive beetles in a nutshell Friday 4:00
New information of the small hive beetle Saturday 9:40
Is varroa IPM economical? Saturday 11:15
Rob Green is the founder of the Indiana Beekeeping School, Inc. which holds classes for newcomers to the craft. Each year, about 90 new beekeepers join the ranks from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and other states. He is a past board member of the Indiana State Beekeepers Association, editor of the ISBA Journal and the webmaster of www.HoosierBuzz.com (http://www.HoosierBuzz.com) for the association. Rob also owns a computer consulting firm, The Tech Support Dept., and teaches college level courses in computer science and business, in his spare time. He is a Master Gardener and president of is local master gardener association.
Teaching teachers Friday 2:50
Lee Heine is the current president of the National Honey Board. Lee has been a beekeeper for 28 years and manages 800 bee colonies for honey production and pollination services. He is past president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers and past chair of the National Honey Nominations Committee.
Plenary Session Saturday 8:30
Jolene Hoefs is the 2006 American Honey Queen. She is a senior at the University of Wisconsin, majoring in life science communications.
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and
what a queen program will do for you. Thursday 1:15 Friday 2:50
Edwin Holcombe is a long term Tennessee beekeeper, selling honey, queens and honey candy. He worked closely with the legendary queen producer Leslie Little. He also participates with the USDA honey bee lab in Baton Rouge, on research studies on tracheal mites.
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Thursday 2:50 Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
Dr. Roger Hoopingarner taught entomology and apiculture for 38 years at Michigan State University before retiring several years ago. He began beekeeping through the Boy Scouts. He has served as President of the American Association of Professional Apiculturists and President of the Michigan State Beekeepers Association.
Wintering with varroa mites Friday 9:40
Package bee management Friday 1:15
Two queen colonies Saturday 1:15
Devon and Cindy Howld started as hobbyist beekeepers in 1991 with 2 hives and are currently running 2000 hives, with contracts for abut 1500 for pollination. Their business, Majenica Creek Honey Farm, Inc., is a family owned and operated business. They are pollinating in 5 states this year, CA, IL, IN, MI, and OH and along with pollination they sell honey, cut comb honey, bees wax, and nucs from queens they raise.
Crop Pollination- Indiana to California Thursday 2:50
Dr. Zachary Huang is the Apiculturist in the Entomology Department at Michigan State University. Some of his terrific photos can be viewed at http://photo.bees.net/gallery/albums His current research includes hormonal regulation of division of labor in bees, interactions between bees and nosema disease, effect of transgenic pollen on bees, varroa mite control, varroa mite reproductive biology and its molecular biology. He invented the Spartan Mitezapper (www.mitezapper.com) that kills varroa mites without chemicals.
Honey bee photography Thursday 9:40
Pheromones and management Thursday 1:15
Honey bee photography in the apiary Thursday 4:00 Friday 4:00
Dr. Greg Hunt has been the apiculturist at Purdue University since 1995. He began keeping bees as a hobby while working in a lab at the University of Wisconsin, and this inspired him to study bees. He received his Ph.D. at University of California at Davis. He is now doing extension work with beekeepers, teaching the apiculture class in the Entomology Department at Purdue, and studying the genetics of the stinging behavior in Africanized bees.
Queens, drones and mating Thursday 2:50 Friday 11:15
Managing defensive behavior in African bees Saturday 2:30
Tracy Hunter is the owner of Hunters Honey Farm, managing several hundred hives in central Indiana. She is a third generation beekeeper, continuing the family tradition that began over 90 years ago. She is also a full time science teacher.
Diversification for success Thursday 4:00 Friday 9:40
Saturday 2:30
Dr. Stu Jacobson has been keeping bees since 1970. After Peace Corps work in Brazil, he received his Ph.D. from Boston University. In 1978 he began to study Africanized bees in Venezuela. Since 1998 he has been doing research on the production of queens and nucs at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He also specializes in environmental and science education.
Queen honey bee panel discussion Thursday 4:00
How to get the most disease resistant queens Saturday 11:15
Lisa Jager is the Industry Services Director for the National Honey Board. Prior to joining NHB, Lisa served as director of communications for three national agricultural associations U.S. Wheat Associates, the American Sheep Industry Association and the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Plenary Session Saturday 8:30
Andy Joseph is a graduate student working with Tom Webster, for his M.S. degree at the University of Kentucky. He is studying solutions to hive loss problems experienced by migratory beekeepers, and related questions on honey bee nutrition. He received his bachelors degree from Ohio State University.
Equipment choice and construction Thursday 1:15 Saturday 1:15
Buying bees and establishing your new hive Friday 9:40
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Thursday 4:00 Friday 1:15
Darlene Kress grew up in Porter County Indiana on a farm, with a large garden and bees. She learned by helping her Grandpa with his bees. She and her husband Robert have been keeping bees for about 14 years, turning their hobby into a living they both enjoy. They sell bees, raw honey, beeswax candles, soap, lip balms, hand creams, fresh pollen, creamed honey, chunk honey (in a jar with the comb), soaps, hand creams and lip balms. Their markets are in Chicago, health food stores and out their front door. They also pollinate crops.
Soaps and candles Friday 1:15
Soaps and hand creams from beeswax Saturday 9:40
Norman Lehman operates Dutch County Market in Indiana.
Creamed honey Thursday 9:40 Friday 11:15 Saturday 11:15
Barbara Mast has been a quilter for many years, and is the wife of an Indiana beekeeper.
Beautiful quilts with love Thursday 11:15
A quilted Christmas Saturday 11:15
Raymond McDonnell has been a hobbyist beekeeper since 1975, worked with Hoyt Bonds who was running 2000+ colonies in Tennessee. He is a member of the Knox County Beekeepers Association, Former Director of Tennessee Hobbyist Beekeepers Association and present member. He received his PhD in 1997 from the University of Tennessee and is presently an Assistant Professor in Biology at Somerset Community college, London, Kentucky.
Seasonal management- supering, wintering, and swarm control Thursday 2:50
Sampling for mites ,disease and beetles Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
The chemical makeup of mite controls that we use Saturday 9:40
Wil Mongomery has been keeping bees for 30 years, since he discovered Richard Taylors The Joys of Beekeeping. He has held offices in local associations in California and Alabama. He began fabricating his cell punch tool in 1982 after he learned of the method from an Australian beekeeper.
Cell punch method for rearing queens Friday 1:15 Saturday 11:15
Rob Mountain is a second-generation beekeeper born and raised in South Africa, where he and his father ran over 4000 colonies of African bees for honey production and pollination. He and his wife Stella developed and manufactured Mountain Bee Veils. In 2003 he joined Tom Webster at Kentucky State University to implement grants devoted to the improvement of honey production and crop pollination.
Apiguard: The latest in varroa treatment Thursday 2:50
Apimondia 2007-Australia Saturday 2:30
Dr. Eric Mussen has been the Extension Apiculturist at the University of California at Davis since 1977. He studied for his Ph.D. under Dr. Basil Furgala at the University of Minnesota, focusing on nosema disease in honey bees.
Africanized bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest Friday 2:50
Bees from Australia Thursday 9:40 Saturday 9:40
Kathleen Prough has been the Chief Apiary Inspector for Indiana since 1994. She graduated from Western Michigan University, is active in the Apiary Inspectors of America and is a frequent participant in the HAS conferences.
Basic hive inspection Thursday 9:40 Friday 11:15
American Foul Brood: What is it and what can I do about it? Thursday 11:15
Saturday 9:40
Duane Rekeweg has kept bees for 25 years, and is the owner of Rekeweg Honey Company in northern Indiana. He is one of the original organizers of HAS and a long-time member of the American Beekeeping Federation.
Honey extraction and processing Thursday 11:15
Comb honey Thursday 9:40 Saturday 1:15
Jerry and Carol Shaw have been active in Indiana beekeeping for many years, including the Honey Queen Program. They were instrumental in the initiation of HAS.
Youre the wife of a beekeeper? (Carol) Friday 4:00 Saturday 2:30
Other hive products-Added value (Jerry) Thursday 11:15 Saturday 1:15
Dave Shenefield began with bees at age 7, when his father took up beekeeping, and continued through high school. After a period in the army, he became a full time beekeeper, now running about 2000 hives. He sells honey, beeswax, queens and nucs, and pollinates apples and cucumbers.
Seasonal management: What to do and when to do it. Thursday 9:40
American Foulbrood- What is it and what can I do about it? Thursday 11:15
Saturday 9:40
Joe and Stephanie Tarwater are beekeepers from Tennessee. Stephanie is also the secretary of HAS.
Making splits and nucs (Stephanie) Thursday 1:15 Friday 11:15
Using beetle traps against small hive beetle (Joe) Thursday 2:50 Saturday 11:15
Seasonal management (Stephanie) Friday 2:50 Saturday 11:15
Joanne Thomas is an award-winning master personal trainer and fitness instructor in New York City and at top spas worldwide. She is founder and president of the NY Stretch Exchange, teaching stress management techniques to business leaders. Joanne's work has been featured by CBS News and publications in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. She is President of the Long Island Beekeepers Club. Her Back Care for Beekeepers program blends her two passions - health and honey bees.
Back care for beekeepers Thursday 4:00 Friday 4:00 Saturday 9:40
Bill and Nancy Troup have been keeping bees for about 24 years. They steadily expanded their operation to about 140 colonies which they use for nucs, honey and queen rearing. Bill and Nancy are both retired, although Bill continues to work half-time as an Apiary Inspector for Maryland. They were the first to pass the Eastern Apicultural Society Master Beekeeping exam as a couple. They have taught many beekeeping workshops at HAS, EAS and other meetings.
Marking and clipping queens (Nancy) Thursday 9:40 Friday 9:40
The difference of identification of AFB and BPMS (Bill) Thursday 11:15
Whats in your hive? Part I Friday 11:15
Whats in you hive? Part II Friday 1:15
Dr. Bee: Pest and disease basics Saturday 9:40
Gordon Vernon is the President of the Kentucky State Beekeeping Association. He has been raising queen bees for five years, and produces honey in southern Kentucky. His presentation on queen rearing was ranked the highest of all the presentations at the 2005 HAS meeting in Illinois, according to survey forms completed there. He is a retired industrial facilities engineer.
Raising your own queens: all you need to know. Part I Friday 2:50
Saturday 1:15
Raising your own queens: all you need to know. Part II Friday 4:00
Saturday 2:30
Topics
A quilted Christmas Sat.11:15
Barbara Mast
American foul brood- panel discussion Thur. 4:00
Jamie Ellis
American foul brood-What is it and what can I do about it? Thur.11:15 Sat. 9:40
Phil Craft Kathleen Prouogh Dave Shenefield
Africanized bees in California: Lessons for the Midwest Fri. 2:50
Eric Mussen
Apimondia 2007-Australia Sat. 2:30
Rob Mountain
Apiguard: The latest in varroa treatment Thur. 2:50
Rob Mountain
Back care for beekeepers Thur. 4:00 Fri. 4:00 Sat. 9:40
Joanne Thomas
Basic hive inspection Thur. 9:40 Fri.11:15
Kathleen Prouogh
Beautiful quilts with Love Thur. 11:15
Barbara Mast
Bees from Australia and N Zealand for almond pollination Thur. 9:40 Sat. 9:40
Eric Mussen
Buying bees and establishing your new hive Fri. 9:40
Andy Joseph
Cell punch method for rearing queens Fri. 1:15 Sat. 11:15
Will Montgomery
Comb honey Thur. 1:15 Fri. 9:40
Duane Rekeweg
Creamed honey Thur. 9:40 Fri. 11:15 Sat. 11:15
Norman Lehman
Crop pollination-Indiana to California Thur. 2:50
Devon Howald
Difference of identification of AFB and BPMS Thur. 11:15
Bill Troup
Diversification for success Thur. 4:00 Fri. 9:40 Sat. 2:30
Tracy Hunter
Dr. Bee: Pest and disease basics Sat. 9:40
Bill Troup
Equipment choice and construction Thur. 1:15 Sat. 1:15
Andy Joseph
Finding and evaluating the queen Thur. 1:15 Fri. 9:40
Andy Ammos
Honey basics-from flower to jar Thur. 2:50 Sat. 11:15
Clarence Collison
Honey bee nutrition Fri. 1:15
Clarence Collison
Honeybee photography Thur. 9:40
Zachary Huang
Honey bee photography in the apiary Thur. 4:00 Fri. 4:00
Zachary Huang
Honey extraction and processing Thur. 11:15
Duane Rekeweg
How best to present the beekeeping message to children Thur. 1:15 Sat. 1:15
Ann Broyles
How to get the most disease resistant queens Sat. 11:15
Stu Jacobson
Insurance for beekeepers-What do you need Fri. 11:15
Lani Basberg
Is varroa IPM economical? Sat. 11:15
Jamie Ellis
Large scale beekeeping: How the Adees do it. Thur. 11:15
Richard Adee
Making, managing and over wintering double nucs Fri. 4:00 Sat. 2:30
Larry Connor
Making splits and nucs Thur. 11:15 Fri. 11:15
Stephanie Tarwater
Marking and clipping queens Thur. 9:40 Thur. 1:15 Fri. 9:40
Nancy Troup
Managing defensive behavior in African bees Sat. 2:30
Greg Hunt
Mead making-learn from someone who does it for a living Thur. 4:00 Fri. 4:00
Brett Canaday
Measuring resistance to mites Thur. 9:40 Fri. 9:40
Robert Danka
Minimizing the use of chemicals in your beekeeping operation Fri. 2:50 Sat. 1:15
Phil Craft
New information of the small hive beetle Sat. 9:40
Jamie Ellis
Other hive products-added value Thur. 11:15 Sat. 1:15
Jerry Shaw
Package bee management Fri 1:15
Roger Hoopingarner
Pheromones and management Thur. 1:15
Zachary Huang
Queens, drones and mating Thur.2:50 Fri. 11:15
Greg Hunt
Queen honey bee panel-discussion Thur. 4:00
Stu Jacobson
Raising your own queens- all you need to know. Part I Fri.2:50 Sat. 1:15
Gordon Vernon
Raising your own queens-all you need to know. Part II Fri. 4:00 Sat. 2:30
Gordon Vernon
Sampling for mites, disease and beetles Fri. 2:50 Sat. 1:15
Ray McDonnell
Seasonal management Fri. 2:50 Sat. 11:15
Stephanie Tarwater
Seasonal management: supering, wintering, swarm control Thur. 2:50
Ray McDonnell
Seasonal management-what to do and when to do it Thur. 9:40
Dave Shenefield
Soaps and candles Fri. 1:15
Darlene Kress
Soaps and hand creams from beeswax Sat. 9:40
Darlene Kress
Starting a hive from a nuc or package Thur. 4:00 Fri. 1:15
Andy Joseph
Swarming: Are you winning the battle? Thur. 11:15
Clarence Collison
Tracheal mite biology and diagnosis Thur. 2:50 Fri. 2:50 Sat. 1:15
Edwin Holcombe
Teaching teachers Fri. 2:50
Rob Green
Troubleshooting in the hive Fri. 1:15
Jamie Ellis
The chemical makeup of mite control that we use Sat. 9:40
Ray McDonnell
The natural history of small hive beetles in a nutshell Fri. 4:00
Jamie Ellis
Two-queen colonies Sat. 1:15
Roger Hoopingarner
Using beetle traps against small hive beetles Thur. 2:50 Sat. 11:15
Joe Tarwater
Varroa mites: a review of the chemical control methods Thur. 1:15
Phil Craft
Why doesnt your state have a queen program and Thur. 2:50 Fri. 2:50
what a queen program can do for you.
Rachael Cole and Jolene Hoefs
Wintering with varroa mites Fri. 9:40
Roger Hoopingarner
What is the American Honey Producers Association Fri. 11:15
Richard Adee
Whats in your hive? Part I Fri. 11:15
Bill Troup Nancy Troup
Whats in your hive? Part II Fri. 1:15
Bill Troup Nancy Troup
Whats up with Russian bees? Thur. 1:15
Robert Danka
Youre the wife of a beekeeper? Fri. 4:00 Sat. 2:30
Carol Shaw