SABA's Year 2000 Beekeeping Seminar

To inaugurate the new millenium, the Southern Adirondack Beekeepers'
Association ("SABA") is honored to host a seminar led by three of the most
important leaders working to meet today's challenges in beekeeping.  On May
13th from 9:00AM to 4:30PM, at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, NY,  Sue
Cobey, Dr. Medhat Nasr and Dr. Hachiro Shimanuki will give presentations on
small-scale queen production, Terramycin resistant American Foulbrood, the
small hive beetle, varroa tolerant Russian queens, integrated pest
management, and the importance of and selection for hygienic behavior.

Sue Cobey has been Staff Apiarist at Ohio State University since 1990.  In
the '80s she was co-owner of Vaca Valley Apiaries, which developed the New
World Carniolan honeybee strain.  She is recognized as an expert at
selecting and maintaining improved strains of honeybees.  Her New World
Carniolans are resistant to tracheal mites and she is now selecting for
hygienic behavior.
Dr. Nasr is a  Professor of Biology at Guelph University in Ontario, Canada.
He has been studying the efficacy of using non-chemical ways to control
varroa mites.  These techniques require the beekeeper to understand the
mites' life cycle and behavior, and manipulate the hives in some new ways.
Dr. Shimanuki, Head Researcher at the USDA Beltsville MD bee labs, has been
researching bees and treatments for bee pests and diseases there for 35
years.  He is now the Agricultural Research Service Technical Liaison for
the beekeeping industry.   Dr. Shimanuki will speak on a variety of
subjects.

Regardless of whether you have one hive or one thousand, this seminar will
be an unparalleled opportunity to hear the most current developments in the
challenges facing beekeepers, honeybees, and the beekeeping industry.

        SPACE IS LIMITED and the opportunity to attend should not be
forgone!

Early registration starts immediately, and ends May 3.   Those wishing to
attend should complete and return the enclosed form.  Registration fee
includes snack, lunch and beverages.  For more registration forms or
additional information, please contact:

                Fred Ludewig, 518.885.9032; [log in to unmask]
                Lloyd Spear, 518.370.4989; [log in to unmask]

Note:  On May 13, check-in begins at 8:00 AM, and the program will start
PROMPTLY at 9:00.

Lodging is available at many nearby hotels and motels, including Holiday Inn
in Saratoga ($99/Qu.Rm.) and Best Western in Clifton Park ($59/Qu.Rm.). SABA
has reserved a block of rooms at Best Western (518.371.1811) and to receive
the special rate there, make your reservation before May 3, and make sure to
say you're with SABA.  Best Western is an easy 15 minute drive from the
seminar site.