Dear B-Line beekeepers
EVERYONE WELCOME
Medhat Nasr
CROPS AND HONEY BEE POLLINATION SYMPOSIUM
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999 - HOLIDAY INN, GUELPH, ONTARIO
Sponsored by: Ontario Beekeepers' Association - Ontario Honey Bee
Pollination Association and Ontario Research Enhancement Program -
Sustainable Pollination for Ontario Crops
ADVANCE REGISTRATION $40.00
N.B. DEADLINE POST MARKED MARCH 10TH
(includes lunch - must be paid in advance)
REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR $30.00 (no meal)
Crops of economic importance need to receive pollen to set fruits or
produce seeds. Honey bees play an important role in pollinating
several of these crops. In fact, the honey bee pollination increases
not only the quantity but also the quality of produced fruits. In recent
years, due to the decline in the availability of honey bees in feral colonies and through hobby
beekeepers, and the general chronic shortage of wild native
pollinators, crop production could be jeopardized.
To enhance crop pollination, it is necessary to understand the
pollination requirements of a crop and master managements of honey
bees and other pollinators. Crop growers and beekeepers need to
work together to use honey bees as efficiently as possible to secure
sustainable pollination for Ontario's crops. It is also very
important that the beekeepers and growers use various methods to
improve the attractiveness of crops and find the best ways to
increase the number of bee visits to flowers of the concerned crops.
For education and transfer of advanced pollination technology, the
Ontario Beekeepers' Association - Ontario Honey Bee Pollination
Association and Ontario Research Enhancement Program -
Sustainable Pollination for Ontario Crops are sponsoring a
symposium:
"Crops and Honey Bee Pollination Symposium"
Crop growers, beekeepers and horticultural extension personals are
invited to attend this symposium. Various topics will be covered as
listed in the agenda.
Guest speaker is Dr. Robbin Thorp, retired Professor, at the
University of California, Davis. Dr. Thorp has numerous
experiences in pollination ecology, honey bee foraging behaviour, and
advanced management of honey bee colonies for efficient pollination
of almond and other crops in California. Speakers are Professors
Dr. Peter Kevan (University of Guelph), specialized in pollination ecology and bee foraging
behaviour, Dr. Brian Husband (University of Guelph), specialized in genetics of plant populations, and Dr. Terence Laverty
(University of Western, London) specialized in behavioural and pollination ecology, and foraging behaviour of honey
bees and bumble bees. Dr. Medhat Nasr, Tech Transfer Specialist
(Ontario Beekeepers' Association) specialized in development of IPM
program for controlling parasitic mites in honey bees and honey bee
genetics and breeding. Svenja Belaoussoff and Lora Morandin are graduate students
with experience in pollination ecology. Doug McRory is Ontario
Provincial Apiarist. David Vander Dussen, Tom Congdon, and Graham Roberts are commercial beekeepers with extensive
experiences in pollination and beekeeping.
AGENDA
Program Chair: Graham Roberts
8:30 am Registration Pat Westlake
9:00 am Greetings from OMAFRA OMAFRA
9:10 am Basics of Crop Pollination Dr. Robbin Thorp
10:00 am Ontario Honey Bee Pollination Association's
Report Tom Congdon
10:15 am Coffee Break
10:30 am Economics of Crop Pollination Doug McRory
10:50 am Apple Pollination with Emphasis on High
Density Orchards and Pollen Movement Dr. Peter Kevan
/Dr. Brian Husband
11:30 am Colony Preparation for Crop Pollination
in Ontario David Vander Dussen
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Management of Honey Bee Colonies for Effective
Crop Pollination Dr. Robbin Thorp
2:00 pm Current Managements for Disease and Mites in
Honey Bee Colonies Dr. Medhat Nasr
2:30 pm Perspectives of Beekeepers and Growers for Summer
Crop Pollination (cucumber, blue berries, squash and
pumpkin) Dr. Peter Kevan/Svenja Belaoussoff
3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:15 pm Dandelion as a Competitor to Apple Trees for Visits
Pollen Collecting Honeybees Dr. Terence Laverty
/ Henry Hiemstra
3:30 pm Pollination of Greenhouse Tomatoes in 0ntario
Lora Morandin
3:45 pm Panel Discussion of Pollination Issues: Doug McRory
Subjects: Beekeepers and growers working together:
Moving hives in and out of orchards, colony locations,
controlling pesticide kill of bees, contracts (pricing of
bee pollination, seal of quality), new crop varieties,
seed production.....etc
Note: The Guelph Holiday Inn has given a special rate of
$99 single subject to availability Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
nights, if you are attending the Ontario Beekeepers' Association's
meetings. Call 1-800- HOLIDAY or direct at 1-519-836-0231.
The Holiday Inn is located just off the Hanlon Expressway, Hwy.
#6 North at the corners of Stone Road and Scottsdale Drive.
N.B.
For more information, or to register in advance, contact or send
your cheque (please add 7% GST) to the Ontario Beekeepers'
Association office. Your receipt, name tag and lunch ticket (if
applicable) can be picked up at the registration desk.
For registeration or more information,
please contact:
Pat Westlake
Bayfield, Ontario, N0M 1G0
Phone: (519) 562-2622
Fax: (519) 565-5452
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
check our website: http://www.tcc.on.ca/~ontbee
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