FRIDAY (9 MARCH 2018) TIME BEGINNERS MAKING …

1 TIMEBEGINNERSMAKING A BUZZBEE WISDOMMANAGEMENTHABITAT AND HEALTHINNOVATIONSSPECIAL EVENT7:30-9AM9-10:30AM10:30-11AM11AM-12 PMWHAT'S IN A HIVE: Adam Ingrao (MSUE) WAX THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE HIVE: Rich Wieske (Green Toe Gardens) HONEY BEE SURVEY: WHAT IT IS AND WHY WE DO IT: Mike Hansen (MDARD) IT: WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU HAVE AFB: Meghan Milbrath (MSU-MPI) FORAGE AND A HONEY CROP: Mike Connor (Honeytree Nursery) AND TOP BAR BEEKEEPING: Keith and Jessica Steller (Steller Apiaries) SEASON CHECKS: Charlotte Hubbard AND LABELING FOR BEEKEEPERS: Sheldon Schwitek (BeeSung, Honey and Hive) OF QUEEN REARING: Jamie Lea Ostrowski (Arnold Apiaries, Inc.) PEST MANAGEMENT FOR A HEALTHY HIVE: Mike Risk (COMB) FOLLOWING THE BLOOM: Joel Lantz WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS: Ned Stoller (AgrAbility) and Adam Ingrao (MSUE) TRIP TO GARDNER'S APIARIES TO PICK UP BEE PACKAGES: Chuck Bauer (Bauer's Bees) BEES: CUT-OUTS AND SWARM CAPTURE: Dave Pearce (Local Buzz Bees & Honey) TO THE BEE INFORMED PARTNERSHIP (BIP) WITH RECENT RESULTS: Dan Wyns (BIP-MSU) BEES: Zachary Huang (MSU) TASTING WORKSHOP (1:30-430PM), Marina Marchese $50 BREAK WITH VENDORS (BIG TEN B & C)4-7.

2 30PM DINNER ON YOUR OWN RECEPTION (AUCTION, MARINA MARCHESE BOOK SIGNING, BEE-INGO) LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (HEROES TO HIVES VETERANS LUNCHEON AT BRODY SQUARE ) FRIDAY (9 MARCH 2018) REGISTRATIONGENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTES (BIG TEN A): MBA President Address (9-9:20), KEYNOTE Dr. Waldan Kwong (9:20-10:10) INTRODUCTION TO THE BEE MICROBIOME, KEYNOTE Dr.

3 Meghan Milbrath (10:10-10:30): MICHIGAN POLLINATOR PROTECTION PLANM arina Marchese Set-upCOFFEE/TEA BREAK WITH VENDORS (BIG TEN B & C) TIMEBEGINNERSBEE WISDOMMANAGEMENTINNOVATIONSHABITAT AND HEALTHSPECIAL EVENT7:30-8:30AM10-10:30 AMINTRO TO HONEY BEE PESTS AND PATHOGENS: Don Lam USE OF HONEY: HISTORY AND TODAY: Ferhat Ozturk (Alma College) BIOLOGY: Zachary Huang (MSU) SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS FOR BEES: Joan Mandell (Green Toe Gardens) EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING FOR BEGINNERS : Adam Ingrao (MSUE) IN BEEKEEPING: Jamie Lea Ostrowski (Arnold Apiaries, Inc.) POTENTIAL OF LOCAL HONEY: Ferhat Ozturk (Alma College) HABITAT RESTORATION: Logan Rowe (MSU) Joel Lantz SPLITS FOR SELF SUSTAINING BEEKEEPING: Mike Risk (COMB) WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS: Ned Stoller (AgrAbility) and Adam Ingrao (MSUE) POLLEN COLLECTION HELPS US UNDERSTAND OUR BEES: Emily Noordyke (MSU-MPI) ADJOURN AND BREAKDOWN10:30-11.

4 30 AMSATURDAY (10 MARCH 2018) COFFEE/TEA BREAK WITH VENDORS (BIG TEN B & C) REGISTRATION8:30-10 AMGENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTES (BIG TEN A): MBA President Address (8:30-8:50), KEYNOTE Dr. Waldan Kwong (8:50-9:40) THE BEE MICROBIOME IN HEALTH AND NUTRITION, KEYNOTE Dr. Meghan Milbrath (9:40-10) VETERENARIAN FEED DIRECTIVEHONEY TASTING WORKSHOP (9AM-12PM), Marina Marchese $50 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (VENDORS CLOSE AT 1PM)11:30AM-1 PMINTRODUCTION TO THE BEE INFORMED PARTNERSHIP (BIP) WITH RECENT RESULTS: Dan Wyns (BIP-MSU) WORKSHOP: MAKING A PLAN: Meghan Milbrath (MSU-MPI)