Mid-West Master Beekeeping Workshop
When: June 22 -June 24, 2006
Where: Agricultural Research & Development
Center (near Ithaca and Mead, Nebraska)
Cost: $100 per person, includes 5 meals,
refreshments, training manual, and cap.
Pre-registration is required by June 12,
2006
Lodging: Lodging is available in Lincoln
and Wahoo.
Program - The program will begin at 8:30 AM each
day at the ARDC Education Center. The schedule includes classroom
training in the mornings followed by hands-on training in the
afternoons. Hands-on sessions will be in small groups with opportunities
for active participation. Participants should bring their own
protective gear. Master beekeeper certificates will be awarded
to participants who complete the training, demonstrate a range
of practical skills, complete the take-home exercises, and fulfill
the service unit requirement. A list of activities that will fulfill
the service unit requirement will be provided. Enrollment is limited
to 60 participants.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
8:30 Welcome, Dan Duncan, ARDC Director
8:45 Bees and Mankind…………Marion
Ellis
9:15 What is a Bee?.......................Nick
Aliano
9:45 History of Beekeeping…….Larry
Connor
10:15 Break
10:30 Form & Function - Tiffany Heng-Moss
11:30 Anatomy Lab…………..Jeremy
Wagnitz
12:15 Lunch
1:30 Afternoon Workshops Participants
will
rotate every 30 minutes.
Swarm Biology…………………...Cecil
Sweeney
Queen Introduction……………….Larry
Connor
Dividing Colonies ……………….Steve
Tipton
Removing Honey…………………Cecil
Sweeney
Feeding Bees ………………..Charles
Simonds
Wintering Bees…………………….Larry
Connor
Package Bees…………………...Jeremy
Wagnitz
Moving Bees………………………...Steve
Tipton
Pollen and Propolis Collection……...Joli Winer
6:30 PM Cookout - Apiculture
Lab
Team problem solving…………L. Connor
Friday, June 23, 2006
8:30 Honey Bee Pheromones………Paul
Timm
9:00 Honey Bee Behavior………...Marion
Ellis
9:30 Dance Language…………Jeremy
Wagnitz
10:00 Break
10:15 Brood Diseases and Pests…….L.
Connor
11:00 Adult Diseases and Parasites….N.
Aliano
11:45 Africanized Bees………….Larry
Connor
12:15 Lunch
1:30 Afternoon Workshops Participants
will
rotate every 30 minutes.
Wax Processing………………………..Joli
Winer
Honey Processing…………………..Steve
Tipton
Comb Honey Production………..Cecil Sweeney
Brood Disease Detection…………Larry Connor
Varroa Detection…………………….Nick
Aliano
Varroa Control………………………Marion
Ellis
Queen Rearing………………….Jeremy
Wagnitz
Drone Congregation Areas……....J. Matczszyn
6:30 Cookout - Apiculture Lab
Team problem solving…………...Larry Connor
Saturday, June 24, 2006
8:30 Mgmt. For Honey Production…….M
Ellis
9:15 Pollination Biology………...Larry
Connor
10:00 Break
10:15 Creamed Honey………………Joli
Winer
10:45 Mead Making………………..Paul
Timm
11:15 Judging Apiary Products….Larry Connor
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Value-Added Products - Becky Tipton and
Joli Winer
3:00 Break
3:30 Marketing Hive Products - Becky Tipton and
Joli Winer
4:00 National Honey Board……Warren
Nelson
4:30 Youth Presentations………..Becky
Tipton
5:00 Problem Solving…………...Larry
Connor
5:30 Adjourn
Workshop Presenters:
Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska
Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska
Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas Press
Nick Aliano, Graduate Student, Univ. of NE
Paul Timm, Graduate Student, Univ. Of NE
Jeremy Wagnitz, Student, Univ. of NE
Julienne Matczszyn, Student, University of NE
Warren Nelson, Nebraska Beekeepers Association
Ms. Becky Tipton, Kansas Beekeepers Association
Mr. Steve Tipton, Kansas Beekeepers Association
Mr. Cecil Sweeney, Mid-Con, Olathe, Kansas
Ms. Joli Winer, Mid-Con, Olathe, Kansas
Mr. Charles Simonds, Honey Bee World
IHPA Master Beekeeping Scholarship
We have had two applications for the Master Beekeeper scholarship
being sponsored by the IHPA. Take advantage of this opportunity
and apply today. Include your name, address, phone number and/or
e-mail along with a one or two paragraph bio about yourself.
Send to :
Phil Ebert
c/o The Buzz
14808 S. 102nd Ave. E.
Lynnville, IA 50153
If you prefer to register for the Master Beekeeping
Workshop directly, send your registration to Dr. Marion Ellis
at address below. Either way this is a great program. You can
find directions to the Agricultural Research & Development
Center at the Entomology Department’s webpage:
http://entomology.unl.edu/beekpg/
Send Master Beekeeping
Registrations to:
Dr. Marion Ellis
Department of Entomology
202 Plant Industry Bldg.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Email: MELLIS3@unl.edu
Phone: (402) 472-8696
Make check payable to:
University of Nebraska
