2017 Short Course
2017 Short Course
The Short Course includes several one or two day mini-courses appropriate for beginner/hobbyist, intermediate Sideliner and for Advanced beekeeper interest. The presenters will include Larry Connor, popular author and Wicwas Press Publisher, Mike Embrey, Univ of Maryland Eastern Shore, Maryann Frazier, retired from Penn State University, Clarence Collison, Allan Hayes, Maryland MB, Landi Simone, New Jersey MB and a host of local experts and EAS Master beekeepers
The Short Course is held on Monday, Tuesday and overlaps the Main course on Wednesday.
Monday July 31 EAS Short Course | |||||
50 minute workshops | Pencader 117 | Auditorium 125 (Clayton) | Pencader 115 A | Pencader 115 B | Pencader 106 |
BEEGinners Course Mike Embrey Organizer | INTERMEDIATE Course Dave Priebe, Organizer | Support (nuc) Hives Larry Connor, Organizer | Mite sampling & Control Dewey Caron, Organizer | ADVANCED Course Dewey Caron, Organizer | |
8:30- 9:20 | Brielle Hermstedt, DE Honey Bee Biology | Frank Licata, PA. Bringing Hives into Spring | Larry Connor, MI Multiple uses of Nuc Hives | Dewey Caron, OR Varroa sampling- Basics | Paul Dill, DE Sustainability in Beekeeping |
10 min Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
9:30-10:20 | Lindsay Barranco, MD Starting your Inspection Outside | Jon Zawislak, AR. Bee Hive IPM Reducing Pesticide Dependence | Ed Karle, MA Year-round Nucleus Management | Steve Repasky, PA Oxalic Acid in Varroa Management Plan | David Burns, IL 3 Most essential Inspections - How to take needed Action |
BREAK (30 min) | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
11:00 – 11:50 | Mike Embrey, MD. Bee Hives, Bees & Apiaries | IN THE APIARY w/ Dave, Frank and Jon | Steve Repasky, PA. The Urban Nucleus Hive | Kelly Kulhanek, BIP student, MD. Sentinel Apiaries – real-time Colony Health Monitoring | Dave Priebe, NH Ecosystem Pressure on Bee Colonies |
LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH |
1:30-2:20 | Dean Burroughs, MD Inspecting your livestock as they expand w/ the season | Landi Simone, NJ. Timing it- Managing Bees for Optimal Health & Honey Production | IN THE APIARY Making & Managing Nucs | Nathalie Steinhauer, BIP student MD. BIP Survey directs colony Bee Health Management Decisions | Tammy Horn, KY Improving Bee Forage |
10 min break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
2:30-3:20 | IN THE APIARY Practice with Mike, Dean & others | Dorinda Priebe, NH. Integrated Colony Management The Perpetuality of a Bee Colony | Steve Repasky, PA. Selling Nucleus Hives | Janet Brisson, CA Chemical-free using Powdered Sugar, Drone Brood removal & Natural foundation | Ed Karle, MA Value of a monthly apiary photo log – a 2 year record |
30 min break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
3:50-5:00 | Keith Tignor, VA. Solving Problems for the new Beekeeper | Dave Burns, IL Essential late Summer & Fall Nutrition for winter survival | Larry Connor & Ed Karle Year-round Nucleus Hive Managements | Katy Ciola, PA. Penn State & UD mite control programs | Earl Hoffman, MI Role of Microbials in Bee Management |
4:30- 5:00 | Q & A | Q & A | IN THE APIARY Mite Sampling & Control demo w/ Steve Repasky | Q & A | |
Evening Activity IN THE APIARY | |||||
Tuesday Aug 1 Short Course (Con’t) | |||||
YOGA | On dorm green | or Clayton | lobby | ||
Pencader 117 | Auditorium 125 (Clayton) | Pencader 115 A | Pencader 115 B | Townsend Hall | |
EAS Master Beekeeping Tests (AM Written test; AM/PM oral exam -by appointment) Townsend Hall | |||||
50 minute workshops | BEEGinners Course | Intermediate Course | Native Bees Tm McMahon, Organizer | Apiary Inspectors | Microscopy Don Coats, Organizer |
8:30 – 9:20 | Meghan McConnell, DE Starting new colonies | Frank Licata, PA. Varroa Biology & Control | Tim McMahon, Md. How Honey Bees differ from Natives | Don Hopkins, NC. NC inspection practices | Don Coats Prep info, Intro to microscopes |
10 min break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
9:30-10:20 | David Smith, MD. The Overwintering Challenge | Steve Repasky, PA. Swarm Biology and Behavior | Faith Kuehn, De. Farming with Native bees | Karen Roccasecca, PA PA Inspection Services | (Con’t) Analysis of pollen - bring honey & blooms |
30 min break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
11:00-11:50 | IN THE APIARY – Looking at seasonal development & feeding | Jon Zawislak, AR. Queens & Genes – bees adapting to new situations | Sam Droege, MD Overview of 800 Eastern Native Bees – their relationships w/ Plants, Habitats & Conservation | Tammy Horn, KY Sampling & Inspection in KY | (Con’t) easy Nosema spore counting & easy gut dissections |
11:50-12:30 | Bee Book | Authors | Clayton Lobby | ||
LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH |
1:30-2:20 | Keith Tignor, VA. Keeping your Colony Healthy & Disease-free | IN THE APIARY w/ Bee Wranglers | Grace Savoy Burke, DE Woodland Bee Project (Wild bees of forest patches) | Cybil Preston, MD The Md Inspection program | (Con’t) Don Coats Bee Anatomy Necroscopy |
10 min break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
3:00-6:00 | Honey Entries | Clayton Hall | Lobby | ||
2:30-3:20 | Dean Burroughs, MD Marketing Honey Locally | Vince Aloyo, PA Role of Pheromones in Colony Communication | Kim Flottum, OH Nutrition – its about the numbers | Meghan McConnell, DE State Apiarist DE apiary program | (Con’t) Advanced topics Cell staining Cell Pathology |
30 min break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
3:50-4:40 | Mike Embrey. MD Wrap up – what do you still need to know? | Frank Licata, PA Creating a Sustainable Apiary Wrap up Dave Priebe | Dean Burroughs, MD Transitioning from hobbyist to sideline Beekeeping | Keith Tignor, VA Inspection program in VA | (Con’t) Don Coats Advanced topics wrap up |
4:40-5:20 |
| Debbie Delaney, DE Making beeswax flowers | |||
Evening Activities | BEE Jeopardy | w/ Howland Blackiston | In Clayton Lobby | ||
Next Generation | W/ Sarah Laird | Site TBA | |||
Short Course registrants welcomed at Wednesday Conference Program | |||||
Our Mission Is:
Education and Conferences,
Master Beekeeper Certification,
Honey Bee Research Grants