POLLINATION - DON'T OVERLOOK IT!
          2nd ANNUAL CROPS AND HONEY BEE POLLINATION SYMPOSIUM
                                      MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2000
              SIMCOE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH STATION - SIMCOE

                                              Sponsored by:
Ontario Beekeepers' Association - Ontario Honey Bee Pollination Association

ADVANCE REGISTRATION   $ 40
DEADLINE POSTMARKED MARCH 6TH, 2000
(includes lunch - must be paid in advance)

REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR       $ 30 (no meal)
Fees subject to 7% gst.

Honey bees continue to play an important role in pollinating field
crops and fruit trees. Honey bee pollination increases the
quantity and improves the quality of produced vegetables, fruits,
and seeds. The decline in the availability of honey bees in
feral colonies and the shortage of wild native pollinators can
jeopardize the crop production.The Ontario Honey Bee
Pollination Association continues to offer educational services to
the growers and beekeepers. All crop growers, beekeepers
and horticultural extension personnel are invited to attend the 2nd
Annual Crops and Honey Bee Pollination Symposium.

This symposium will kick off with a visit to Bick's tank farm where
pickling cucumbers are processed. Various subjects such
as pollination technology, management of bees for efficient
pollination, pollination requirements of crops, and grower-
beekeeper problem solving will be covered. The guest speaker is Dr.
Dan Mayer, Professor, Washington State University.
Dr. Mayer is a world renowned scientist. His research  focuses on
apple pollination  (high and low density varieties), and the
impacts of pesticides on bees.  University of Guelph Professors Dr.
Peter Kevan  (Pollination ecology) and  Brian Husband
(Genetics of plant populations) will report on pollination of
cucumber, apple, red clover, and pumpkin.  Dr. Medhat Nasr,
Tech-Transfer Specialist (OBA),  will report on management and
strength of rented bee colonies for pollination in Ontario.
The status of the beekeeping industry will be reported by Doug
McRory, Provincial Apiarist, OMAFRA.  A panel of
beekeepers and growers in Ontario will discuss pollination issues,
pollination contracts, and grower-beekeeper working
relationships.

                                       AGENDA

                      Program Chair: John Van Alten

Bick's Tank Farm - Delhi/Simcoe area - on Road 4, just north of Road 9

8:45 am             Slide Presentation/Tour - Bill Bouw, Operations Manager

Meeting place :Simcoe Agriculture Research Station - Hwy 3 and Blueline Road

10:00 am            Registration/Coffee
10:30 am            Ontario Honey Bee Pollination Association Services and Goals
                         John Van Alten, OHBPA Chair
10:45 am            Status of the Beekeeping Industry in Ontario
                         Doug McRory, Provincial Apiarist, OMAFRA

11:10 am            Pollination of High Density Apple in Washington, US.
                         Dan Mayer, Professor, Washington State University, Prosser, WA

12:00 pm            Lunch (by reservation only)

1:15 pm             Sustainable Pollination Project Report:
                        15 min - Peter Kevan:  Pickling cucumber pollination
                        15 min - Brian Husband:  Gene flow in apple orchards
                        10 min - Mark Robinson: Pollination of red clover
                        10 min - Peter Kevan: Pumpkin and squash pollination

2:05 pm            Colony Strength and Quality Used for Crop Pollination in Ontario
                        Medhat Nasr, Researcher, Ontario Beekeepers' Association

2:45 pm            Growers' Perspective of the Value of Honey Bees for Pollination
                        Vic Hann, Grower

3:15 pm            Coffee Break

3:30 pm            Beekeeping and Pollination in the US
                        Dan Mayer

4:00 pm           Panel Discussion: Graham Roberts, Moderator
                       Panel: (Andrew Sperlich, Tom Congdon, David Vander Dussen,
                                 Henry Hiemstra, Vic Hann, John Gardner)
                      Topics: Moving colonies for pollination, colony
                                 placement in fields, colony rent,  colony
                                 strength quality, and farmers-beekeepers work
                                 relationship, etc.

          ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR MEETINGS/MEMBERSHIPS

March 13th      Pollination Symposium, Simcoe
                       Registeration fees: CND $40.00 (includes lunch)
                       plus GST:            CND $  2.80  (7%)
                                              = CND $42.80

Send cheque or money order ASAP to:
Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Bayfield, ON  N0M 1G0

For more information contact:
                            Ontario Beekeepers' Association
                            519-565-2622 phone
                            519-565-5452 fax
                            [log in to unmask] e-mail
                            www.tcc.on.ca/~ontbee
Medhat Nasr, Ph.D.
Research Scientist,
Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Dept. Environmental Biology
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1
Tel: (519) 824-4120
Fax:(519)837-0442
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