Beekeeping For the Future: Integrated Beekeeping Systems
Offered by Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
and Alberta Beekeepers Association
February 19, 2004:
9:00- 9:15 John Brown: The Apiculture Program in Alberta Agriculture
9:15- 9:45 Medhat Nasr: The American Foul Brood (AFB): a Disease or a
Management Problem!
9:45-10:15 Fred Butterworth: CFIA Monitoring Program of Antibiotic Residues in Honey
10:15- 10:30 Coffee
10:30- 11:20 Adony Melathopoulos: The 3R's of Managing AFB
11:20-11:50 Ron Guridanus: A Viable Safe System for AFB Control: Irradiation of Infected
Equipment
11:50-12:00 Robert Krag-Hansen: Iotron Facility in B. C. Equipment Irradiation
12:00 1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:10 Ralph Büchler: European Style of Managing Bees for Foul Brood Without
Antibiotics
2:10-3:00 Adony Melathopoulos: Is Comb Drawing You Down: Disease Management
Through Comb Renewal
3:00- 3:30 Coffee and Panel discussion
3:30-4:30 Bob Ballard: Alberta Beekeepers Strategic Plans
Grant Hicks: Alberta Beekeepers Commission Proposal
4:30- 5:00 Open Discussion
7:30-8:30 Edmonton District Beekeepers Association Program "Sue
Cobey, Ralph Büchler, Adony Melathopoulos, and Medhat Nasr" Panel Discussion on Bees, Pests &
Diseases
February 20, 2004:
9:00- 9:30 Medhat Nasr: Future of the Honey Market: Food Safety & Traceability
9:30-10:30 Ralph Büchler: Integrated Varroa Mite Control in Europe
10:30-10:45 Coffee
10:45-11:30 Medhat Nasr: Basics and Practices of IPM
11:30- 12:15 Sue Cobey: Breeding and Queen Production: Opportunities and
Constraints
12:15 1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:10 Sue Cobey Queen Quality: The Big Unknowns and Expectations
2:15-3:00 Ralph Büchler: Breeding for Varroa Resistance
3:00-3:15 Coffee
3:15-4:00 Medhat Nasr: Nutrition: Does it Matter?
Speakers:
Dr. Ralph Büchler, Research Apiculturist, Honey Bee Research Institute, Kirchhain, Germany
Sue Cobey, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Fred Butterworth, CFIA Laboratory, Calgary, AB
John Brown, Alberta Agriculture, Edmonton, AB
Adony Melathopoulos, Agriculture Canada, Beaverlodge, AB
Robert Krag-Hansen, Iotron Industries Canada Inc. Port Coquitlam, BC
Ron Guridanus, Commercial beekeeper, Stettler, AB
Bob Ballard, Commercial beekeeper, Debolt, AB
Grant Hicks, Commercial beekeeper, McLennan, AB
Dr. Medhat Nasr, Alberta Agriculture, Edmonton, AB
Two-day At-the-door Registration and lunch both days: $170.
Make cheques payable to: Alberta Beekeeping Association, 11434 168 Street
Edmonton AB T5M 3T9
Registration: 8:00 ? 8:45 a.m. Thursday, February 19, 2004
Meeting begins at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Executive Royal Inn, West Edmonton, 10010 178 Street Edmonton AB
T5S 1T3
Phone: 780.484.6000 Toll Free 1.800.661.4879
Room Rates: $82 and mention ABA Group #2299 when booking.
medhat
Medhat Nasr, Ph. D.
Provincial Apiculturist
Crop Diversification Centre North
17507 Fort Road
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5Y 6H3
Tel: (780) 415-2314 Fax: (780) 422-6096
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