ANR Beekeeping Program Agenda Friday, March 9, 2007

7:30-9:00 am Registration and Getting Acquainted

9:00 am Meeting Starts

1. Meeting Called to Order
2. Welcome to MBA Spring Meeting, Annoucements
3. Pledge to the Flag
4. Door Prizes

9:30- 10:10 am " MDA Regulatory Concerns"
Mr. Michael Hansen, State Apiarist, Michigan Department of Agriculture

10:15 - 11 am Concurrent Sessions 1

Speaker	Title	Room
Dr. James Tew, Ohio State Uinversity	Managing American Foulbrood: to Burn or not to Burn?	Lincoln room
Judy Schmaltz	Soap Making	TBA
Larry Hassleman	Rolled Beeswax Candels	TBA

11:05 - 12 am Concurrent Sessions 2

Speaker	Title	Room
Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State Uinversity	Does the Mitezapper work? A Field Test	Lincoln room
Schoolcraft Beekeepers' Club	Making Splits	TBA
SEMBA	Package bees	TBA
Saginaw Valley Bee Club	Equipment	TBA
John Dusek-Faber's Greenhouse	Bee Plants	TBA

12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch on your own

1:30 - 1:50 pm Door Prizes

1:50 - 2:05 pm "Freemont Foundation Update"

Larry Hassleman, Freemont, Michigan

2:05 - 3:00 pm "Marketing - What is Next After Harvest"
Ann Harmon, Virginiaoor Prizes

3:00 - 3:45 pm "CCD: Colony Collapse Disorder, what do we know? "
Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

3:50 - 4:30 pm Questions and Answers on any topic (All speakers)

4:30 pm Meeting Adjourned

ANR Beekeeping Program: Saturday, March 10, 2007

8:30 - 9:30 am Registration and Getting Acquainted

9:30 - 9:45 am Welcome and Door Prizes

10:00 - 11 am Concurrent Sessions 1

Speaker	Title	Room
Ann Harman, Virginia	Labels -- What Works and What Doesn't	Lincoln room
Judy Schmaltz	Soap Making	TBA
Larry Hassleman	Rolled Beeswad Candels	TBA

11:05 - 12 am Concurrent Sessions 2

Speaker	Title	Room
Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State Uinversity	Michigan Bee Plants	Lincoln room
Mel Disselkoen Apiaries	Making Splits	TBA
Holland Bee Club	Package bees	TBA
Seven Ponds Bee Club	Equipment	TBA
Roger Sutherland	History of the Bee Hive	TBA

12:05 - 1:30 pm Lunch on your own

1:30 - 1:45 pm "Freemont Foundation Update"

Larry Hassleman, Freemont, Michigan

1:45 - 2:35 pm "Agri-Marketing"
Tracey Hunter, Indianna

2::40 - 3:35 pm "When Does Beekeeping Shift From Being a Hobby to Being a Hard Labor"
Dr. James Tew, Ohio State University

3:40 pm Meeting Adjourned

Future meetings:

MBA Summer Picnic, June 16, 2007, Hartley Outdoor Education Center, Beaver Road St. Charles, Mi.
MBA Fall Meeting, Oct 26 & 27, 2007, Valley Plaza Motel Midland, Michigan
ANR 2008: March 9 (Fri) –10 (Sat), Same Place Here!

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