From MAILER-DAEMON Sat Feb 28 08:17:19 2009 Return-Path: <> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on industrial X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-93.0 required=2.4 tests=AWL,SPF_HELO_PASS, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=disabled version=3.1.8 X-Original-To: adamf@IBIBLIO.ORG Delivered-To: adamf@IBIBLIO.ORG Received: from listserv.albany.edu (unknown [169.226.1.24]) by metalab.unc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81EB348581 for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:17:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from listserv.albany.edu (listserv.albany.edu [169.226.1.24]) by listserv.albany.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n1SDAZcu011456 for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:17:18 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:17:18 -0500 From: "University at Albany LISTSERV Server (14.5)" Subject: File: "BEE-L LOG0301E" To: adamf@IBIBLIO.ORG Message-ID: Content-Length: 29442 Lines: 739 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:28:25 -0800 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Mea McNeil Subject: Re: Honey flavors In-Reply-To: <200301282333.h0SNOKog027621@listserv.albany.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >I always preferred eucalyptus, which was our main honey source in coastal San >Diego. >pb Our bees in Northern California, Marin County, are on eucalyptus. But they are bee-loud all over the willow trees and carry loads of bright yellow pollen from them. I don't find a description of willow honey in the archives; can anyone tell me something about it? MEA McNeil ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:51:11 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Bill Truesdell Subject: Re: inverted sugar MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hervé Logé wrote: >James Fischer wrote: > > >>Bee saliva supplies any and all enzymes required to >> >> >break down any/all sucrose, exactly as is done in your >own body.[...] > > >>In fact, heat alone (such as when you >>heat the water before you add >> the sugar when making sugar syrup) will break >>down a sizeable fraction of >> the sucrose to glucose and fructose. >> >> > >Those two sentences let me think that acide sucrose >inversion or enzymatic inversion were equivalent. But >I read (H. Guerriat, 2000) [my free translation]: >"enzymatic sucrose inversion by bees is totaly >harmless for them while sucrose inversion in an acid >medium leads to HMF by-products that are toxic for >bees". > > > There are several threads about this in the archives. There was a study done in the UK that found the best winter feed was white sugar. Boiling the solution decreased its effectiveness. Adding tartaric acid and boiling it decreased it even more (led to more bee deaths). Corn syrup was next, and honey last. So best feed is sugar dissolved in warm water. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:06:04 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: James Fischer Subject: Re: inverted sugar MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Herv=E9 said: >Those two sentences let me think that acide sucrose >inversion or enzymatic inversion were equivalent.=20 Acids were not mentioned at all. The question was about the choice between using enzymes to "prepare" sucrose solutions for bee feed, or simply feeding (uninverted) sucrose. > H. Guerriat explains the inverted sugar use because=20 > it could lower bees work (but it is just an hypothesis.) > "...That enzym is a protein whose important production by=20 > bees requieres a huge physiologic effort.." It is a very poor hypothesis, given that enzyme "production" in bees is not something that can be avoided, just as you cannot somehow forego producing the enzymes that are used in your saliva. So regardless of of much "physiological effort" one might=20 calculate for production of digestive enzymes, removing=20 some of the need for the use of the enzymes does not=20 imply that the bees will produce LESS enzymes. So, it=20 appears that nothing is saved on a practical level, and producing enzymes is not "extra work" that one can avoid. Even a starving bee (or a starving man) still has enough=20 enzymes to disgest food, so even a complete lack of food=20 does not halt enzyme production. A severe lack of water can cause all sorts of basic chemistry to slow down, but even dehydration does not halt it. (From insects to elephants, =20 we're all just basic elements, and we all turn to compost by and by...) Bill said: > Boiling the solution decreased its effectiveness. Adding tartaric acid = and > boiling it decreased it even more (led to more bee deaths). Corn syrup > was next, and honey last. So best feed is sugar dissolved in warm = water. Oh yeah - you do not want the water to boil AFTER you add the sugar to = the water. Sorry I was unclear on this. We are NOT making taffy here! :) My only point was that hotter water should break down more sucrose into glucose and fructose than merely "warm" water. I honestly don't know = why=20 anyone would want to try to break down sugar syurp anyway. =20 jim =20 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:35:07 -0600 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Mike Stoops Subject: Re: BEE-L Digest - 27 Jan 2003 to 28 Jan 2003 (#2003-29) In-Reply-To: <200301290505.h0T4tWpW006979@listserv.albany.edu> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit on 1/28/03 23:00, Automatic digest processor at LISTSERV@listserv.albany.edu wrote: > sorghum is not listed as a nectar source. Any ideas on > what might give it this flavor 'Tim Morris' When I kept bees in central Indiana honey from the fall flow was very dark and had a very strong taste to it, similar to sorgum. I have no idea what the nectar source was but am inclined to believe it included a lot of nectar from goldenrod. I like the strong flavored honeys as compared against the bland taste of clover honeys. The clovers did produce more than the fall flowers and seems to be more preferred than the strong, robust flavors of the fall honeys. Mike in south central Alabama ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 00:05:07 -0600 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Paul Conklin Subject: Re: Honey flavors In-Reply-To: <200301300504.AAA08672@alumni.duke.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > I don't find a description of willow honey in the > archives; can anyone tell me something about it? Wind pollinated plants like willow or aspen trees provide loads of wonderful pollen, but no nectar. They don't particularly "want" bees stealing their pollen so they don't do anything special to attract them. Makes willow honey as tough to come by as chicken milk. :^) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:23:34 +0000 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Murray McGregor Subject: Re: Honey flavors In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20030129235553.00a6b6d0@pop.paulbunyan.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed In article <5.1.0.14.0.20030129235553.00a6b6d0@pop.paulbunyan.net>, Paul Conklin writes >Wind pollinated plants like willow or aspen trees provide loads of >wonderful pollen, but no nectar. They don't particularly "want" bees >stealing their pollen so they don't do anything special to attract >them. Makes willow honey as tough to come by as chicken milk. :^) This is a popular misconception, even amongst experienced beekeepers. Willow trees are single sexed, and the ones you spot as having lots of pollen in them are all males, and indeed they do only give pollen. However, many species yield nectar from the female trees, and at times the amount of honey from them can give the bees a nice early boost. In France you can buy willow honey as a distinct variety. In spring go and look at a stand of willows and see if you can spot the females. The males have their normal cathkins (colour depending on species) which yellow up as they yield their pollen. They are then shed immediately after flowering. The females are generally interspersed amongst them, and have insignificant looking (normally green) cathkins which from a distance you would think was just a late flowering male or a tree just coming into leaf. These female cathkins can be very sticky from the nectar secretion. I have no idea if the stickiness is designed to catch the male pollen on the wind or to attract bees as supplementary pollinators. The female cathkins are not shed till maturity and can become quite large by then, sometimes dropping as green seed heads (still cathkin shaped) or sometimes opening up to release downy ( more like cotton than thistles) wind blown seeds. About one year in three or four around here we can find the nectar from this source giving the bees enough to get fresh stores capping going in the nest area, but have never had surplus honey from it as it is just too early. -- Murray McGregor ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:51:38 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Peter Borst Subject: Re: Honey flavors quote: plants like willow or aspen trees provide loads of wonderful pollen, but no nectar. I almost wrote the same thing myself, but thought better, and consulted "American Honey Plants" by Pellett. Willow does produce nectar. It is produced very early in the season so most of it is consumed, though they state: "the bees sometimes store as high as 8 to 15 pounds per hive... the honey has a pleasant aromatic taste not unlike that obtained from fruit blossoms" "In Saskatchewan there is one willow, Salix bebbiana... the bees flock to it in preference to dandelion... the plant is an exceedingly generous producer of nectar [and] pollen." pb ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:07:39 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Chuck Norton Subject: Re: How has the bitter cold affected your bees To Rick and All, Rick wrote: "In the Northeast we have not had warm weather since mid December. Does anyone know how the cold has affected their bees? I can not even reach my bees without wading in snow above my knees." Although I live in the (cough, cough) South this has been a very cold and snowy winter. I use a stethoscope to check viability of my hives instead of lifting a cover or getting down on my hands and knees in the snow with a flashlight, (been there done that- not fun!). By rapping on a side of a hive and then listening with a stethoscope on at least two opposite sides I can get a "three dimensional" feedback by listening to the resulting BUZZ from each knock. Stethoscopes are fairly cheap and can be found in most drug stores. Within a short matter of time I learned to judge with a high degree of accuracy the size of the cluster and where they are within the hive, try it! I hear that a warm spell is coming to the eastern US this weekend! Chuck Norton Reidsville, NC ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:00:45 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Janet Montgomery Subject: Re: BEE-L Digest - 27 Jan 2003 to 28 Jan 2003 (#2003-29) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sorghum,either forage or grain are grasses and like corn, and do not have any nectar source-- however, they can be an important source of pollen. Also sweet corn that is sprayed during ear formation CAN be a real source of pesticide kills, especially if dusts or wettable powder formulations are used. Dan Veilleux Vilas, NC ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:11:39 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Janet Montgomery Subject: Re: Honey flavors MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I have planted several pussy willow bushes for early season pollen. If you know someone that has a pussy willow shrub, in order to get long pussy willow stems with "flowers," they should be pruned and fertilized. The prunings, last and previous years wood, can be cut into 16-18 inch sections. Take the pieces and place them into 12" holes, I use a crow bar, firm the soil around the piece. I can get approximately 50 to 75% take. You will then have pussy willows for decoration and early bee pollen. Dan Veilleux Vilas, NC ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 21:46:55 +0530 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: "Dr Rajiv K. Gupta" Subject: Links to other sites added to bibliography MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello everyone, Today the Bibliography book has been added with "links on bottom border. Now one can directly link to many countries by merely clicking to the linked addresses. Hope it will be useful to all. I am still waiting for the complete lists of publications of many subscribers of Apoidea. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta Associate Professor Department of Zoology Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur 342 005 Address for Correspondence: D-377, Saraswati Nagar, Jodhpur 342 005, India. Phone +91-291-272 6666 E-mail: BeesInd@datainfosys.net Visit URL: http://www.Geocities.Com/BeesInd for "An Updating Bibliography of the Bees of the World" First Issue and, download free of cost. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:24:15 -0900 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Keith Malone Subject: Re: How has the bitter cold affected your bees MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi All, > By rapping on a side of a > hive and then listening with a stethoscope on at least two opposite sides I > can get a "three dimensional" feedback by listening to the resulting BUZZ > from each knock. I judge the strength of my hives in the winter by the amount of bees that are on fresh snow around the front of the hives. When it is cold, during this time of the year, disturbing them by knocking on the hive and even walking to close to the hives can cause stress that can be detrimental to the colonies. If there are only a few dead bees present on the snow they are a small cluster. If there are no dead bees present it is either a dead out or a very small cluster. With the really large clusters there will be a melted dimple in the snow on the top cover. So far this winter, At last check superbowl Sunday, all of my 13 hives in the home yard are alive and well. I have another yard with 5 hives that I have not visited so far this winter, I will make a check up call on them after mid February. Spring is just around the corner. Our weather up here has been mild compared to the north east USA, coldest it has been so far is -12 below F. for only a short while. . .. c(((([ Keith Malone Chugiak, Alaska USA alaskabeekeeper@hotmail.com http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ Check out current weather in my area and 5 day forecast; http://www.wx.com/myweather.cfm?ZIP=99654 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:44:05 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Timothy Eisele Subject: Re: How has the bitter cold affected your bees In-Reply-To: <200301301407.h0UE00oM027653@listserv.albany.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Chuck Norton wrote: > snowy winter. I use a stethoscope to check viability of my hives instead of > lifting a cover or getting down on my hands and knees in the snow with a I agree, the stethoscope is a great tool for checking what is going on in the hive. I've been using one for several years now, and it gives a very good, quick estimate of where the bees are and how numerous they are, and aside from the rapping on the outside it doesn't even disturb them. The other invaluable tool for getting out to the hives is a pair of snowshoes. These are getting a lot cheaper these days (you can get a serviceable pair for about $50 if you look), so even if you only need them about one month per year, they might be worth it. -- Tim Eisele tceisele@mtu.edu Houghton, MI 3 feet of snow on the ground, and it's still snowing. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:43:35 -0900 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Keith Malone Subject: Re: Honey flavors MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi All, > About one year in three or four around here we can find the nectar from > this source giving the bees enough to get fresh stores capping going in > the nest area, but have never had surplus honey from it as it is just > too early. > Here in Alaska willows are our major pollen and nectar producers to allow build up in the spring. The willow honey is very clear and white. With out willows in the spring, our first blooming plant, we would need to feed for sure until the dandelions come on. State wide we have 33 species of willows. In my area they start blooming on average around April 7th unless it is a strong El Nino year like this year where they can begin blooming a month earlier. Used to be a weed to me until I started beekeeping. Now I see them as a very beautiful plant. . .. c(((([ Keith Malone Chugiak, Alaska USA alaskabeekeeper@hotmail.com http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ Check out current weather in my area and 5 day forecast; http://www.wx.com/myweather.cfm?ZIP=99654 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:57:11 -0900 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Keith Malone Subject: Re: Honey flavors MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Peter & All, > "In Saskatchewan there is one willow, Salix bebbiana... the bees flock to it > in preference to dandelion... the plant is an exceedingly generous producer > of nectar [and] pollen." > Here in South-Central Alaska Bebb Willow (Salix bebbiana) is one of the last willows to bloom. One of the more beautiful and symmetrical willows with a strong upright growth pattern. It is the most important producer of "diamond willow." It blooms in my area mid-May to mid-June, the same period that Dandelions are in full bloom. . .. c(((([ Keith Malone Chugiak, Alaska USA alaskabeekeeper@hotmail.com http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norlandbeekeepers/ Check out current weather in my area and 5 day forecast; http://www.wx.com/myweather.cfm?ZIP=99654 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 01:40:19 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: graham dawson Subject: Feeding Pollen MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What is ratio.to mix pollen.soybean flour and syrup for feeding in the = spring. We have had a cold winter here in Va. this year, But I hope we = will get some warm days in Febuary and I can give the bees some pollen. = Beehunter ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:00:06 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: BeeFarmer Subject: Tri-County Beekeepers' Assn Beekeeping Workshop MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Ohio State University Extension & Tri-County Beekeepers' Assn Beekeeping Workshop Serving the Beekeeping Community Dear Beekeeper: The Tri-County Beekeepers' Association (TCBA) of Ohio in cooperation, with Ohio State University Extension, is planning its Twenty-Fifth Annual Beekeeping Workshop in Wooster, Ohio on Saturday, March 1, 2003. It will be held in Fisher Auditorium and the Shisler Center at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). It is located near ST. RT. 83 (Madison Ave) just south of Wooster. This meeting has become the largest one-day workshop in the U.S. Last year there were 715 people from around Ohio and neighboring states who participated in the workshop. This year's program will consist of one keynote speaker and three workshop sessions. The three workshop sessions will have six different breakout topics. One of the breakout topics in each of the three sessions will be a beginner beekeeping session. These sessions are designed to teach some of the very basics of beekeeping. Also, a new kids session has been added to each of the three workshop sessions. These are open to kids 5 - 12 years old and will offer a variety of bee related activities. The workshop opens at 8:00 a.m. with registration from 8:00-9:00 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. Following the close of our meeting The Ohio State University, Beekeeping Museum will be open for tours until 5:00 p.m. Below is a tentative schedule for the Saturday meeting. You can download the TCBA Registration Workshop packet at http://www.homestead.com/BeeKeepers/Opening.html OhioBeeFarmer Getting kids involved in Beekeeping http://www.homestead.com/BeeKeepers/BeesRUs.html http://www.homestead.com/BeeKeepers/Opening.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:10:14 -0700 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Cara & Tom Patterson Subject: Expert opinions needed. In-Reply-To: <200204021656.g32GZKHC019601@listserv.albany.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I need some help rather urgently. The City of Aurora Colorado will be having a Code Enforcement and Redevelopement Committee meeting on Wed. February 5, 2003 to consider making an ordinance regarding beekeeping in residential areas. In the CONS discussion of the code packet are several statements that I feel are inaccurate. I would appreciate your comments on the validity of the following statements. I would also ask that you provide a brief Curriculum Vitae so the Committee members will know that the opinions are coming from an expert.. Thank you. --1% of the population has a potentially fatal allergy to stinging insect venom. For Aurora's population, that equates to approximately 3,000 people. If stung and medical intervention is not immediately available, death usually occurs within 30 minutes. Sensitivity to bee venom increases with each sting. A second encounter may bring death within 15 minutes, although it has occurred in as little as 5 minutes. (reference: from the Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet Bee and Wasp Stings HYG-2076-96 by William F. Lyon) --Bee stings kill more people each year than dog bites, shark attacks, spider bites, or lightening strikes. Physicians believe that many more deaths may occur than are reported, mistakenly diagnosed as heart attacks, sun strokes or attributed to other causes. -- Africanized "killer bees" have increased in number in the United States and breed readily with domestic European honeybees, creating aggressive offspring which attack without provocation. These bees already have colonies in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico (states adjoining Colorado) as well as in Texas and California. They are expected to invade Colorado at sometime in the future, probably coming in from across the plains. (reference: From the article: Attack of the "killer bees"- Africanized Honey Bees, DesertUSA Newsletter. ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:37:45 -0500 Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology Sender: BEE-L@listserv.albany.edu From: Kevin Kress Subject: Southwestern Ohio Beekeeping School 2003 Southwestern Ohio Beekeeper School You are invited to attend one of the largest and most educational beekeeping schools in the State of Ohio. The program is designed to be educational for anyone interested in honeybees, with programs for the beginner and experienced beekeeper. Saturday, March 8, 2003 at: Princeton High School 11080 Chester Road Cincinnati, Ohio $20.00 / Adult $12.00 / Youth 17 & under Pre-Registration Required and is due February 28. Registration forms are available online or by contacting the Warren Co. Extension office, at (513)932-1891. Tentative Schedule of Events to help you plan your day: 8:00 a.m. Registration, Coffee & Honey Rolls Cafeteria 9:00 a.m. The Business of Beekeeping Keynote Speaker: Mr. Jim Tew, The Ohio State University Auditorium BREAK-OUT SESSIONS Multiple sessions are offered during each time period to allow you to choose what is most interesting to you. Our new "Ask the Expert" sessions are designed to be a question/answer period. You may select only 1 during each time block 10:00 a.m. Pre-Beekeeping: Things You Need to Know Before You Get Started Mr. Max Sheffield Seasonal Management (Part 1 of 2) Mr. Mark Egloff Processing Wax Mr. Marion Ackman Characteristics of Bee Races Mr. Kim Flottum Pollen Collection & Use Mr. Dave Heilman "Ask the Expert" Mr. Bob Rauen & Mr. Don Popp 11:00 a.m. Getting Started with Beekeeping Mr. Max Sheffield Seasonal Management (Part 2 of 2) Mr. Mark Egloff Apitherapy I Mr. Jim Higgens Candle Making Mr. Marion Ackman Integrated Pest Management Dr. Jim Tew Ask the Expert Mr. Kim Flottum 12:00 Noon Lunch 1:00 p.m. Getting Started Installing Bees Dr. Bob Allen Extracting Honey Mr. Bob Pessler Honey in the Kitchen Mrs. Diane Mason Apitherapy II Mr. Jim Higgens SMR Behavior Breeding Dr. Jim Tew Ask the Expert Mr. Dave Heilman 2:00 p.m. Getting Started Managing the Colony Dr. Bob Allen Identifying Pests and Diseases Mr. Andrew Kartal Processing Honey for Show & Sale Mr. Bob Pessler Comb Honey Production Mr. Dave Heilman Alternative Products from Beekeeping Mr. Kim Flottum 3:00 p.m. Announcements & Door Prize Drawings Beekeeping equipment & supplies will be available from commercial vendors at the school. Don't forget to stop by their booths. They will remain open until 3:00 p.m. This program is presented by numerous local bee organizations, the Southwestern Ohio Bee School Committee, and the Ohio State University Extension offices in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren Counties. The Beeschool package including registration can be accessed at this site: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~warr/ag/bschool.htm