ANNUAL ONTARIO BEE BREEDERS' MEETING
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2003 - DAY'S INN, KINGSTON
Sponsored by: Ontario Beekeepers' Association - Ontario Bee Breeders'
Association
REGISTRATION FEE: $40.00 + GST ($42.80)
AGENDA
Tercentenary Room
Program Chair: Francois Petit
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Australian Queen Production Business
Trevor Weatherhead, President, Australian Queen Bee Breeder
's Association
9:45 am Russian Bee Project Update
Francois Petit, Russian Queen Breeder
10:15 am Coffee Break
11:00 am Update on the Tech Transfer Program - data from 2002, plans for
2003
Alison Skinner, Janet Tam, Shannon Melin
12:00 pm Luncheon
Nuc Production and Overwintering
Wink Howland, Canadian Honey Council President,
Saskatchewan Queen Producer
1:30 pm Bee Breeding: Getting the Most from Genetics
Geoff Wilson, University of Guelph
2:00 pm Buckfast Bees in Ontario
Barry Davies, Paul Montoux, Geoff Wilson
2:30 pm Special Projects in Australia - Queen Importation Station,
Closed Population Breeding, Small Hive Beetle, Trevor
Weatherhead
3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm Business Session
¨ nuc quality standards
¨ pricing - nucs, queens
¨ Summer Meeting Queen Auction
¨ EAS participation
EVERYONE WELCOME
Note: There will be a group luncheon (not included - individual bills)
in Denny's side room (right of Denny's
Restaurant's main entrance). Wink Howland will give a presentation
following the luncheon.
Pat Westlake, Business Administrator
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Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0
519-565-2622 phone
519-565-5452 fax
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