The Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association will host a 2004 seminar.
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, Assistant 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 per person or $40 per couple, if received by February 13 (check or
money order). After February 13, cost is $35 per person or $50 per couple.
Cost includes a morning coffee/snack break. Attendees can buy lunches
nearby.
Hotel: A “block” of discounted rooms is reserved for February 27 at the
Marriott Fairfield Inn, just across Washington Ave. When you call to
reserve rooms, please call by February 13 and mention the "beekeeping
meeting" to get the discount.
$74 + tax = $82.14 for non-smoking room with 2 queen size beds (regularly
$99).
Hotel has a 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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