HONEYBEE SHORT COURSE

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Clay County Agriculture Center, Green Cove Springs (see map on back)

Co-sponsored by Clay County Extension (UF/IFAS) & FDACS Division of Plant Industry, Apiary Section – $25.00 per person (note: for couples we have given a discount rate – $30.00 for husband and wife – sorry for these high fees but we are now soliciting out-of-state speakers and the fees will cover their expenses), Registration Deadline January 12, 2006 with checks made out to the Clay County 4H Foundation/BeeSC and sent to P.O. Box 278, Green Cove Springs, Fl 32043-0278

8:30 - 8:45 AM REGISTRATION

8:45 - 9:00 AM Welcome, Raymond Zerba, Extension Agent, Clay County Introduction by G.W. Hayes Jr., FDACS, DPI, Assistant Chief Apiary Inspection – Moderator for Day.

9:00 - 10:00 AM Closing in on an International Most Wanted: Incarceration (and other short stories) of the World’s Most Notorious Melittophile

Dr. James Ellis, University of Georgia, Entomology Department

10:00 -10:40 AM What’s new in Equipment to Help the Beekeeper?

Jerry Latner, Dadant &Sons Beekeeping Supply

10:40-10:50 AM Break (Refreshments are a part of workshop fee)

10:50-11:40 AM The Sub Lethal Effect of Parasites on Honey Bee Foraging Ecology

Amanda Ellis, PhD Candidate, University of Georgia, Entomology Department

11:40 – 12:30 PM IPM Theory, Practice, and Economics

Dr. James Ellis

12:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch (To be catered as part of workshop fee, must be pre-registered to receive!)

1:00 – 2:00 PM Update on Important Issues for the Bee Industry in Florida followed by a Questions & Answers session

G.W. Hayes Jr., FDAC, DPI, Apiary Section

2:00 – 2 :15 PM Break

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Schedule for Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Divide into two groups

2:15 – 3:15 PM Sessions 1 – 55 minutes presentation – 5 minutes to rotate for session 2.

3:15 –4:15 PM Sessions 2. The following will be the topics for the two concurrent sessions

: Topic 1: Catching, Marking and Simple Requeening Techniques for Combating the Africanized Hybrid Bee Invasion:

Presenter: David Westervelt, Environmental Specialist 1/ Apiary Research, FDACS, Division of Plant Industry

Topic 2: The best techniques for addressing other pest problems for the Beekeeper (Varroa mite, Small Hive Beetle, Wax Moth, Carpenter Ants, Bears, etc.)

Presenter: Tom Dowda, Northern District Supervisor, Apiary Inspections Section, FDACS, Division of Plant Industry

4:15 – 4:30 PM Wrap-up & Evaluation

***Note – the breakout sessions will be open hive demos and you will be asked to sign a waiver of responsibility should you be stung. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to sign in their place. Also we would ask that you bring your own veils although we have a few that could be provided if you wished to borrow them.

Note 2: An area will be set up (at no charge) where individuals will have the opportunity to sell/buy clean, pest free, new or used beekeeping equipment.

Raymond H. Zerba Jr. Gerald (Jerry) Hayes

Clay Extension, UF/IFAS FDACS, DPI, Apiary Section

Registration Form: to be returned to:

Regional Honey Bee Short Course

Clay County Extension

Post Office Box 278

Green Cove Springs Florida

Note: Make Check out to Clay County 4-H Youth Foundation/BeeSC in the amount of $25.00 per person or $30.00 for couples (covers lunch, snacks, and expenses involved with out of state Speakers) and return no later than January 12, 2006 along with the top portion of this page.

Name(s) of adults attending covered by this check: ____________________________

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Daytime Phone or email (in case there is problem):_____________________

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