European foulbrood office hours webinar
October 12, 2023 7:00PM – 8:30PM
This free webinar will be hosted on zoom. Register in advance. https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/european-foulbrood-office-hours-webinar
In this free evening webinar for beekeepers, Michigan State University honey bee disease experts will cover information on the honey bee disease European foulbrood (EFB). Dr. Meghan Milbrath and Dr. Peter Fowler will give a brief overview on how to recognize signs of this disease, perform diagnostic tests, and provide recommendations on what to do if you find it in your bee yard. We will highlight some recent research and give plenty of time for examples and questions.
https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/european-foulbrood-office-hours-webinar
The webinar will be recorded and posted on Michigan State University Beekeeping You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7AYI-MRu_3mp3oRW1kWVw/videos
When: Oct 12, 2023 19:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: European foulbrood Office Hours
Register in advance for this free webinar
Meghan Milbrath, MPH, PhD
517-884-9518
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Online Beekeeping Course with Rutgers University!
Make a beeline to Rutgers University for our online beekeeping course this fall! From disease and mite prevention to honey production and harvesting, Bee-ginner Beekeeping will cover everything you need to know to further your hobby or get your business off the ground! Topics include:
- Bee Biology
- Queen Bee Purchasing
- Disease and Mite Prevention
- Hive Assembly and Management
- Honey Extraction
- Rules and Regulations
- And Much More!
Our instructors are Mike Haberland, an Associate Professor and County Environmental Agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and Debbie Haberland, a teacher, marine biologist, and owner of Working Girls Meadows apiary. They will be on hand every step of the way to answer your questions and guide your learning. Complete the 14 – 16 hours of online course work at your own pace and attend a live review and Q&A session with our instructors. Certificates will be issued for successful completion of this course.
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NAPPC Webinar: Drilling Down on EPA Risk Assessment – What is the latest buzz on pesticides and bees?
September 27, 2023 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT
Drilling Down on EPA Risk Assessment: REGISTER HERE
Since 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken big steps to better estimate pesticide risks to bees. In this session, we will explore EPA’s approach by following a pesticide through its assessment of risks to bees to its appearance in the marketplace. Join us to answer our question – is the EPA effectively protecting bees? Register below to receive the zoom link and a calendar invite. Hosted by the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAAPC) Pesticide Education Task Force, presenter Dr. Andony Melathopoulos, Pollinator Health Extension Specialist, Oregon State University.
Missouri State Beekeepers Association Fall Conference
October 13 – 14, 2023
Darr Agricultural Center in Springfield, MO
https://MOStateBeekeepers.org/conference/
Keynote speakers include Troy Hall and Eugene Makovec along with several of Missouri’s most knowledgeable beekeepers with topics for all levels of beekeeping.
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The BIP team takes a break from inspecting colonies. From left to right: Eric Malcolm, Ben Sallmann, Cade Houston, Anne Marie Fauvel. © 2022, Eric Malcolm, beeinformed.org
Looking for something to do Thursday, Sept. 14? Want to support BIP?
Join BIP LIVE for an hour of enjoyable conversation with beekeeping YouTuber David Burns! He, alongside Bee Informed Partnership’s Anne Marie Fauvel and Eric Malcolm, will discuss what BIP is all about and chat about honey bee health.
David is sponsoring this livestream fundraising event as an opportunity to share more about BIP’s work with the community and help raise much-needed funds to support their mission.
Stop by for a visit and stay for the fun by visiting David Burns’ YouTube channel on Thursday, September 14 at 8pm EST / 7pm CST!
YouTube link not working? Copy and paste this link into your browser’s search bar instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nCvJNSE_JY
Did you know David Burns writes an article in Bee Culture every month? Check out his article from June and then subscribe to never miss one of his article! June article: https://www.beeculture.com/hot-hive-inspections/
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“It was a big surprise and deeply honored to receive this award!”
-Krispn Given
Roger A. Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award
Supported by Anita Weiss Foundation
This award was founded in 1999 as a memorial to Dr. Roger Morse, who pioneered today’s Master Beekeeper Program. Dr. Morse was an American bee biologist and beekeeper. Morse was a professor of entomology at Cornell University from 1957 to 1989 who was an illustrious researcher, author, and educator, held in great esteem by generations of scientists and citizen beekeepers. The award is presented each year at the annual awards banquet and dinner.
The 2023 winner of the Roger A. Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award is Krispn Given. In 2003 he joined the Department of Entomology at Purdue University, he is the Senior Apiculture Specialist specializing in honey bee breeding and research. He has been involved in many beekeeping education programs and he teaches a class in queen rearing and a more advanced course in instrumental insemination that draws folks from around the world each year.
At Purdue, he maintains a honey bee breeding program now in its 26 year with close to 120 colonies breeding for behavioral resistance to the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor. He is best known for his innovative work in honey bee breeding and developing the popular IN Mite-biter honey bee, a strain of bees that groom themselves free of the mites then bite them. He worked with honey bee geneticist Dr Greg Hunt for 16 years and together they developed a bee that is more resistant to the varroa mite. Today he is recognized as one of the preeminent international authorities in the fields of instrumental insemination and honey bee breeding. Many beekeeper’s and commercial beekeepers are using the mite-biter stock in their operations with great success. Given said he is “deeply honored” to be a recipient of this award “The field of honey bee breeding is so critical to reducing the negative impacts of varroa” It is our pleasure to recognize Krispn Given as the 24th Rodger A. Morse winner.
Krispn Given received the award Friday August 4, 2023, at the awards banquet dinner.
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Apimondia 2023
4 – 8 September 2023 | Santiago, Chile
Apimondia is the International Organization of Beekeeping Associations that brings together scientists, specialists and beekeepers from around the world and in 2023 Chile will host this international event.
The setting for this congress is Santiago, the capital of Chile, with the snow-capped Andes mountains as a backdrop. Technical tours will take you to nearby beekeeping operations and the chance to visit world class bodegas to taste Chilean wines. During the Apimondia Congress you can meet old friends and make new ones as you tour the ApiEXPO and take in the latest science and beekeeping ideas.
The 48th Apimondia Congress will have three days focused on:
Sustainable beekeeping in a changing world
Focus on sustainable beekeeping and include the act of bee farming using principles of ecology, where the use of bees respects the rules of their environment. Beekeeping that respects the environment can be sustainable and profitable, even as climate change is making beekeeping more challenging.
Value added products from the hive
Honey and beeswax are the primary products that beekeepers rely upon. However, propolis, pollen, royal jelly, body products, bee venom and more are valuable products from the hive that beekeepers large and small can use to increase profits from beekeeping. Additionally, these products are valuable food and therapeutic resources that contribute to both food and pharmaceutical industries ensuring better human health. This day will focus on these “value added products” and how to integrate them into your beekeeping.
Land use, biodiversity and beekeeping
The roles that land use change and biodiversity play in the health and productivity of managed and wild bees will be discussed. Beekeeping relies on having good forage and this is in tern impacted by changing land use patterns. In particular, intensive farming, urbanization and climate change are making it difficult to find good locations for managed bees and impacting wild pollination.
Visit the Apimondia 2023 website for more information and registration.
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American Beekeeping Federation Conference and Tradeshow
We are bringing together a different layout for our conference this year as we return to a three-track schedule. This will allow for more topics targeted to each level of beekeeping. In addition, we have added some evening meals for fun and fellowship along with video and an ice-cream social.
We confirmed our Keynote Speakers, Dr. Frank Rinkevich from the USDA lab in Baton Rouge and Dr. Samuel Ramsey, award winning entomologist and founder of the Ramsey Research Foundation.
For more information go to: https://abfnet.org/2024-abf-conference-frame/
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Brian Kirkpatrick / Eighteen-year-old Cashlyn Varnon was selected as this year’s festival Honey Queen.
Uvalde brought back its Honey Fest tradition this weekend to celebrate the local industry, little more than one year after the Robb Elementary School shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. It was cancelled last year because of the tragedy.
The bees that produce the region’s honey and the townspeople both share a strong sense of community.
“They are tough, and they are going to do everything they can to survive. They work together, and they all pull their weight. And it’s all about the hive,” said local beekeeper Linda Williams.
Brian Kirkpatrick / Beekeeper Chianne Delacerda at the Uvalde Honey Fest on June 9, 2023.
Fellow local beekeeper Chianne Delacerda liked the comparison, too. Delacerda operates Deer Valley Apiary just outside Uvalde.
“The community still tries to come together,” she said. “We still try to stay cohesive as a unit. Everyone kind of supports each other through everything.”
Festival manager Gloria Reza agreed.
Brian Kirkpatrick / Bees at work at the Uvalde Honey Fest on Friday, June 9, 2023.
“We are one big beehive. We’re a bunch of worker bees, and we will find a way to pick up the pieces,” she said. “Not just from this tragedy, but from anything that has happened to us.”
It’s clear the residents of this farm and ranching town will always remember the shooting victims.
Eighteen-year-old Honey Queen Cashlyn Varnon was asked if the festival is a step toward a new normal. “A little bit. It’s definitely still different,” she said.
Brian Kirkpatrick / Honey Fest in Uvalde on June 9, 2023.
The festival was held at the town square in the heart of Uvalde. There were all sorts of vendors, including those selling honey, made by the area’s bees.
At the park’s center, however, remained the wooden crosses with the names of those who died, along with photos and mementos from their lives.
Brian Kirkpatrick / Wooden crosses remain at the center of the Uvalde town square, where Uvalde held its 2023 Honey Fest.
And in the countryside around the town, bees were busy collecting nectar from wildflowers dotting the landscape, including from Guajillo brush, which produces what one beekeeper called a light, sweet, beautiful honey.
The beekeepers explained that honey has healing properties for humans — a quality Uvalde treasures more than ever before.
We are here to share current happenings in the bee industry. Bee Culture gathers and shares articles published by outside sources. For more information about this specific article, please visit the original publish source: ‘We are one big bee hive:’ Uvalde festival celebrates honey’s power to heal wounds and soothe souls | TPR
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