Registration $55 per person through October 31st, includes lunch and breaks. $80 After October 31st. \nDavid\n Tarpy is a Professor of Entomology and the Extension Apiculturist at \nNorth Carolina State University since 2003. As Extension Apiculturist, \nhe maintains an apiculture website dedicated to the dissemination of \ninformation and understanding of honey bees and their management, \nspearheads numerous extension projects (such as the 2005 New Beekeeper \nCost-sharing program that created hundreds of new beekeepers within the \nstate) and launched the Beekeeper Education & Engagement System \n(BEES)\u2014an exciting online learning resource for knowledge and \nunderstanding of bees and beekeeping. His research interests focus on \nthe biology and behavior of honey bee queens in order to better improve \nthe overall health of queens and their colonies. Specific research \nprojects include understanding the effect of multiple mating on colony \ndisease resistance, using molecular methods to determine the genetic \nstructure within honey bee colonies, and the determining the regulation \nof reproduction at the individual and colony levels. His work has \nprovided some of the best empirical evidence that multiple mating by \nqueens confers multiple and significant benefits to colonies through \nincreased genetic diversity of their nestmates, particularly through \nincreased tolerance to numerous diseases. More recently, his lab group \nhas focused on the reproductive potential of commercially produced \nqueens, testing their genetic diversity and mating success in an effort \nto improve queen quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Tarpy\u2019s Topics: Diagnosing Queen Problems: is it the Queen, the Colony, Both, or Neither?!<\/strong> \nDr.\n Kim Skyrm has been the Chief Apiary Inspector and Apiary Program \nCoordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources \n(MDAR) since August 2015. Prior to this appointment, Kim was a \nPost-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst \nworking with bumble bees in cranberry pollination. Dr. Skyrm is a \nscientist by training and a hobby beekeeper. Having experience in \nacademia, industry and now government, Kim has always been driven by an \nintense love of bees to serve in supporting roles informed by the latest\n scientific research. This is evident given that Dr. Skyrm has been \nworking with native and managed bees, beekeepers and farmers for the \npast 12 years through outreach education, research and extension type \nprojects. Kim is truly passionate about apiculture and ensuring the \nviability and sustainability of bee populations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Skyrm\u2019s Topics: Fight Back: Varroa Mite IPM is the Bees Knees!<\/strong> \nLawrence\n Connor was born in Kalamazoo Michigan and earned his doctorate in honey\n bee pollination of crops at Michigan State University. He has worked as\n Extension Bee Specialist at The Ohio State University, President of \nGenetic Systems, Inc. (which produced tens of thousands of \ninstrumentally inseminated queens honey bees as well as the Starline and\n Midnite breeding stock), and now owns and operates Wicwas Press, \nspecializing in publication of quality bee books. He relocated (from \nConnecticut) back to Michigan in April 2007 to continue growth of his \npublishing and writing activities. He has edited and published over two \ndozen books and recently written: Increase Essentials (2006), Bee Sex \nEssentials (2008), Queen Rearing Essentials, Bee-sentials: A Field \nGuide, Swarm Essentials (with Steve Repasky), Honey Bee Biology and \nBeekeeping (with Dewey Caron), Increase Essentials Second Edition and \nMating Biology of honey bees (with G. and N. Koeniger and J. Ellis). In \n2018 he helped his son Andrew Connor write BeeCabulary Essentials. He \nrecently completed Keeping Bees Alive. Connor was a frequent contributor\n to The American Bee Journal and to Bee Culture Magazine. He travels \nextensively and lectures on a wide range of subjects concerning honey \nbees, bee breeding, pollination and colony management. For further \ninformation consult the website: www.wicwas.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Connor\u2019s Topics: Evaluating the Sustainability of Biodynamic Beekeeping<\/strong> Fourteenth AnnualSouthern New England Beekeepers AssemblyNovember 23, 2019 \u2014 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Groton Inn and Suites99 Gold Star Highway, Groton, CT 06340 Registration $55 per person through October 31st, includes lunch and breaks. $80 After October 31st. Register and pay online using debit\/credit card or Paypal. 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Register and pay online using debit\/credit card or Paypal<\/strong>.<\/a>
Or mail a check to the Connecticut Beekeepers Association to:
Steve Dinsmore
57 Chesterfield Rd.
East Lyme, CT 06333 <\/p>\n\n\n\nSpeakers and Presentations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Dr. David Tarpy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Quality of Commercial Queens<\/strong>
This\n is often the second of a one-two punch with the below, where our \ninterest in multiple mating by queens asks the logical question about \nhow good commercial queens are. Diminished queen quality and reduced \nlongevity is a major problem experienced by beekeepers, and so this \npresentation explores the good news and the bad news when it comes to \nbuying queens in the apiculture industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Practical\n advice looking at different symptoms and attributing whether or not the\n problem is the queen\u2019s fault. A lesson in showing how we blame the \nqueen way more often than it\u2019s actually her fault. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kim Skyrm<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Buzz about Bumble Bees<\/strong>
This\n presentation will discuss the unique biology and life history of bumble\n bees, Bombus spp., with a focus on common Northeastern species. \nParticipants will be encouraged to \u201cthink like a bee\u201d and see landscapes\n through the eyes of \u201cbee-holders\u201d as a way to increase local \n\u201cbee-stewardship\u201d efforts. Using a beekeeper management mindset, an \noverview of the techniques used to capture, rear and provide husbandry \nto common bumble bee species will also be discussed. Bee warned that \nthis presentation my spark an even greater appreciation of pollinators, \nand expand your (already high) interest in bees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\n presentation will discuss the life history, monitoring, and management \ntechniques involved with the most detrimental parasite affecting honey \nbees, Varroa mites, Varroa destructor. Participants will also be led \nthrough a real life case study to allow for a better understanding of \nhow to determine the signs of a high Varroa mite level, monitor \npopulations, and select the best treatment options available along with \nthe action steps to take after treatment to ensure efficacy. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Larry Connor<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
History of Queen Rearing and Instrumental Insemination<\/strong>
This\n presentation will discuss the development of modern queen rearing \nmethods in the United States. The efforts to control honey bee mating \nhave been investigated for hundreds of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\n presentation examines the principles of biodynamic beekeeping as being \npromoted on the internet and at meetings. The presenter will evaluate \nnine points of the teaching from a scientific and beekeeping \nperspective. These concepts will be examined for their merits to \nobtaining sustainable beekeeping practices. \n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"