2012 Conference Schedule
Main Conference Topic - Bees and Beyond
Subject to Improvement
| Wednesday | Maple A | Maple B |
| 8:30 -8:45 | Introduction | |
| 8:45-10:00 | "TERROIR NOT TERROR" | |
| 10:00 | Break | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | Where Does Beekeeping Go from here Doug McRory EAS Morse Award winner | Queens - Practical Advice & Tips Master Beekeeper Panel Billy Davis, Leslie Huston, Kent Williams, Bob Burns Dewey Caron, mod. |
| 11:30-12:15 | Bee Rental is My Business | Queens - Con't |
| 12:15 | Lunch | Lunch |
| Bees & Beyond I | How We Do It | |
| 1:30-2:15 | Vt. Fresh Network Tom Bivins | Northern NE Tony Jadzak, Mike Palmer |
| 2:30-3:15 | Genetics of bees in US Debbie Delaney | Southern NE Leslie Huston, Dave Meldrum |
| 3:15 | Break | Break |
| 3:45-4:15 | Café & Miel Dewey Caron, Bill Mares | Con't |
| 4:30-5:15 | Beekeeping over the Pond Michael Young | How We Do It in Ontario Les Eccles |
| Thursday | Maple A | Maple B |
| · | SUSTAINABILITY | DOING IT LOCALLY |
8:15-9:00 | Nucleus Colonies in the sustainable Apiary Mike Palmer | Evaluation of Reproductive Characteristics of Queens Pierre Giovenazzo |
| 9:15-10:00 | Community Based Nuc & | Queens: When to replace them - when to live with them Jim Tew |
| 10:00 | Break | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | Sustainable Beekeeping, a Chemical Free Approach Warren Miller | On The Radar Kim Flottum |
| 11:30-12:15 | From one nuc to one hundred in four Years Andrew Munkres | Beekeeping Through the Camera Lens Simon Croson |
| 12:15 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1:30-5:00 | Workshops | · |
| Friday | Maple A | Maple B |
| · | BEES AND BEYOND II | ALTERNATIVES |
| 8:15-9:00 | Honey Bees in the Wild Tom Seeley | Natural Beekeeping Ross Conrad |
| 9:15-10:00 | Breeding Bees Marla Spivak | Organic Beekeeping (NOFA) Nicole Dehne, Josh White |
| 10:00 | Break | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | The Search for Mite-Resistant | Top Bar Hives:· Taking Back the Means of Beekeeping Sam Comfort |
| 11:30-12:15 | Filling up the Urban Habitat Rich Wieske | Certified Naturally Grown Alice Varon & Jonathan Duffy |
| 12:15 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1:00 | EAS Business Meeting | · |
| 1:30-5:00 | Workshops |
Our Mission Is:
Education and Conferences,
Master Beekeeper Certification,
Honey Bee Research Grants