The Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association’s 2004 seminar is
approaching! Register by Feb. 13 for lower fee.  SABA’s seminars are always
worthwhile!

Date and Time, Location:
Saturday February 28, 2004, 9 AM-4:30 PM in Lecture Center One on the SUNY
uptown campus in Albany, NY.

Speakers and Topics:

Dr. Nicholas Calderone, Associate Professor of Entomology and leader of
honey bee research at Cornell University since 1996 will speak about  "AFB:
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."

Dr. Wyatt Mangum, a frequent columnist for American Bee Journal and Bee
Culture and well-known bee photographer and mathematician, will present "A
Close Up and Intimate Look at Queen Cells" & "Debris Under a Screen Floor,
an Indicator of Colony Condition: Experience from 100 Colonies."

Dr. Thomas Seeley, Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell, will
teach us about "Forest Bees and Varroa Mites" & "House-hunting by Honey
Bees."  Dr. Seeley focuses his research on using honey bee colonies as
model systems for studying functional organization at the group level.

Cost:
$25/person or $40/couple, if received by February 13 (check or money
order).  After February 13, cost is $35/person or $50/couple.
Cost includes A.M. coffee and snacks.  Attendees can buy lunches nearby.

Vendor: Dr. Larry Connor’s Wicwas Press will be there with hundreds of
books.


Hotel:  A “block” of discounted rooms is reserved for February 27 at the
Marriott Fairfield Inn, just across Washington Ave.  Please call by
February 13 and mention "beekeeping” to get the discount.
$74 + tax = $82.14 for non-smoking room with 2 queen size beds (regularly
$99 + tax).
Hotel has pool, whirlpool, and complimentary Continental breakfast.
Marriott Fairfield 518-435-1800, #1383 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12206

Contact: SABA, C/o Anne Frey, 4808 Skyline Dr., Delanson, NY 12053-3932
(518) 895-8744
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