Mark Your Calendars for September 30 – October 1, 2022
Thank you to everyone who attended!
Meeting Address:
Bee Culture Conference Room
640 West Liberty Street
Medina, OH 44256
Speakers:
Nina Bagley
Urban Master Beekeeper
Kim Skyrm
Chief Apiary Inspector of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources
Tracy Farone
Professor of Biology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania
Maggie Lamothe Boudreau
Commercial Canadian Beekeeper, owner of Rayons de Miel, a 350 colony operating raising 4000 Queens a year
Geraldine Wright
Hope Professor of Entomology in the Department of Zoology at University of Oxford, UK
Jackie Park Burris
Jackie Park-Burris Queens, Inc.
Tammy Horn Potter
Kentucky State Apiarist, author of multiple books
Susan Cobey
Internationally known Founder of New World Carniolan program
Dorothy Pelanda
Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
Each speaker will speak on their journey in beekeeping and what they are doing now within the bee field.
Anne Marie Fauvel
Bee Informed Partnership (BIP)
She is speaking to represent the women of BIP who are all pictured
Barbara Bloetscher
Ohio Department of Agriculture State Entomologist and State Apiarist
Kathy Summers
Layout and Design for Bee Culture Magazine for 30+ years as well as Assistant Editor for the last several years.
Hongmei Li-Byarlay
Research Associate Professor of Entomology/ Project Director for Pollinator Health at Central State University in Ohio
Ticket Options:
In Person Only – $100
In Person and Link to Recording – $125
Virtual Event Only – $50
Virtual Event and Link to Recording – $75
Visit https://store.beeculture.com/events/ to purchase your ticket. In person will be limited to 100 individuals. This event will be recorded and is available as part of some ticket options. It will also be available after the event.
Sponsors:
American Honey Producers Association
BASF
Greenlight Biosciences
Bayer
Ohio Queen Bee Improvement Project
Canadian Honey Council
Bee Informed Partnership
Wicwas Press
Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 30
8:00 am – 8:30 am : Registration
8:30 am – 9:00 am : Welcome- Miguel de Gracia, CEO of A.I. Root Co., Brad Root, President of A.I. Root Co., ‘History of the A.I. Root Company’
9:00 am – 9:55 am : Nina Bagley, Urban Master Beekeeper, Ohio Queen Bee
Talk Title: ‘Women Beekeepers During the 1800’s’
10:00 am – 10:55 am : Kathy Summers, Layout and Design for Bee Culture Magazine for 30+ years as well as Assistant Editor for the last several years
Talk Title: ‘Bee Culture and Beyond’
11:00 am – 11:55 am : Director Dorothy Pelanda, Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
Talk Title: ‘Beekeeping for BEEginners’
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm : Provided lunch with the speakers
1:00 pm – 1:55 pm : Maggie Lamothe-Boudreau, Commercial Canadian Beekeeper, owner of Rayons de Miel, a 350 colony operating raising 4000 Queens a year, Master Candidate Univ. Laval, 1st VP Quebec Beekeepers Association, 3rd VP Canadian Honey Council
Talk Title: ‘We Are All In Bees Together’
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm : Barb Bloetscher, Ohio Dept of Agriculture State Entomologist and Chief Apiarist
Talk Title: ‘Planting Success’
3:00 pm – 3:55 pm : Sue Cobey, Internationally known Founder of New World Carniolan program
Talk Title: ‘On the Wings of Bees’
4:00 pm – 4:55 pm : Friday’s Speaker Panel Q&A
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm : Tours Root Candle Factory
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm : Optional – Provided Dinner with the Speakers
Saturday, Oct. 1
8:00 am – 8:55 am : Registration and Kim Flottum, Editor of Bee Culture for 35 years
9:00 am – 9:55 am : Geraldine Wright, Hope Professor of Entomology in the Department of Zoology at University of Oxford, UK
10:00 am – 10:55 am : Tammy Horn Potter, Kentucky State Apiarist, author of multiple books
Talk Title: ‘The Past is not even Past! The Dog-Legged Path Tammy Horn Potter Took To Become a State Apiarist and Tips for Staying on the Path’
11:00 am – 11:55 am : Dr. Tracy Farone, Professor of Biology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania
Talk Title: ‘Examining, Diagnosing and Developing a Treatment Plan For “Now What” Thinking in Honey Bee and Public Health’
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm : Provided Lunch with the Speakers
1:00 pm – 1:55 pm : Kim Skyrm, Chief Apiary Inspector of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources
Talk Title: ‘Bee-ing driven by an intense love of bees: my journey on bee-coming and a vision for the future of apiary programs’
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm : Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor of Entomology/ Project Director for Pollinator Health at Central State University in Ohio
3:00 pm – 3:55 pm : Jackie Park-Burris, Jackie Park-Burris Queens Inc.
Talk Title: ‘How Park Italians got their Buzz’
4:00 pm – 4:55 pm : Anne Marie Fauvel, Bee Informed Partnership (BIP)
Talk Title: ‘The Bee Informed Partnership’s Worker Bees’
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm : Saturday’s Speaker Panel Q&A
Local Hotels:
Hampton Inn:
3073 Eastpointe Drive
Medina, OH 44256
330-721-8955
Fairfield Inn & Suites:
3125 Eastpointe Drive
Medina, OH 44256
330-722-1722
Super 8 Motel:
5161 Montville Drive
Medina, OH 44256
330-723-8118
Quality Inn:
1435 South Carpenter Road
Brunswick, OH 44212
330-25-1112
Holiday Inn – Akron West:
4073 Medina Road
Akron OH, 44333
330-666-4131
Hilton:
3180 W. Market Street
Akron OH, 44333
330-867-5000
Flights:
Cleveland Hopkins or Akron-Canton Airport
Local Food:
Please visit this link https://www.mainstreetmedina.com/eat–drink.html for a list of local restaurants near the meeting location.
There are also many other chain restaurants around town.
Questions:
Please email info@beeculture.com with any questions you have. And please visit this link as we add more details moving forward!
