Preliminary Program
This is a draft program only. The final program will be handed out on-site at the start of the course. All sessions, including the Monday buffet reception, and the exam will take place in the Halpern Centre at Simon Fraser University.
Monday, March 9, 2009
| 8:30 am | Registration, Opening and Administrative Details |
| 9:00 am | Honey Bee Anatomy & Biology – Leonard Foster |
| 10:15 am |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 am |
How African Are Our Bees and Is AHB a Threat? – Steve Sheppard |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch (on own) |
| 1:00 pm |
Inspecting Your Colonies; Know What to Look For - Jaquie Bunse |
| 2:00 pm |
TBA |
| 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Legislation and the Beekeeper - Paul van Westendorp |
| 4:30 pm |
Campus Tour |
| 5:15 pm | Buffet Reception |
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
8:30 am |
TBA |
9:30 am |
WSU’s Apis Molecular Systematics Lab, Pullman – Steve Sheppard |
10:30 am |
Refreshment Break |
11:00 am |
Bee Anatomy (Demonstration Lab) - Daniela Bates & Jaquie Bunse |
12:30 pm |
Lunch (on own) |
1:30 pm |
Profitability and the Need to Diversify - John Gibeau |
2:30 pm |
Honey Quality vs Drugs & Chemicals - Paul van Westendorp |
3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break |
4:00 pm |
Biology and Management of Wintered Colonies - Adony Melathopoulos |
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
8:30 am |
Colony Management for Contract Pollination – John Gibeau |
9:30 am |
The Bee Genome; What’s Next? – Leonard Foster |
10:30 am |
Refreshment Break |
11:00 am |
Residues in Honey- Stephen Pernal |
12:00 pm |
Lunch (on own) |
1:30 pm |
Honey Bee Races – Steve Sheppard |
2:30 pm |
Other Bee Diseases; Viruses/Nosema/HBTM/Chalkbrood – Adony Melathopoulos |
3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break |
4:00 pm |
Sting Reactions: TBA |
Thursday, March 12, 2009
8:30 am |
PCR Diagnostics of Honey Bee Viruses & Nosema – Rachel Richardson |
9:30 am |
Resistant AFB Detection and Control - Stephen Pernal |
10:30 am |
Refreshment Break |
11:00 am |
Bee Diseases (Demonstration Lab) - Daniela Bates & Jaquie Bunse |
12:30 pm |
Lunch (on own) |
1:30 pm |
An Integrated Approach to Varroa Management – Adony Melathopoulos |
2:30 pm |
Research at AMSL – Pullman – Steve Sheppard |
3:00 pm |
Refreshment Break |
3:30 pm |
Question Period & Panel Discussion |
7:00 pm |
Banquet |
Friday, March 13, 2009
8:30 am |
Bee Health; Nutrition and Supplemental Feeding - Stephen Pernal |
9:30 am |
TBA |
10:30 am |
Refreshment Break |
11:00 am |
Alternative Pollinators - Paul van Westendorp |
12:00 pm |
Lunch (on own) |
1:15 pm |
Course Summary and Windup, Study Session |
2:30 pm |
Optional Final Exam: Daniela Bates |