2017 ACBA Bee Symposium
2017-11-04 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
To Register, visit our website http://Alamedabees.org/ and click the Register link
$60 for ACBA Members
$70 for non-ACBA members
Box lunch included
Michael Bush • Commercial Beekeeper, Author of The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally
The Whole Bee Concept and other topics
–Getting it right and wrong when selective breeding
–Why it makes sense to breed your own queens no matter how small-scale your operation
Noah Wilson-Rich • Beekeeper, Author with Kelly Allis of The Bee: A Natural History, Founder of Best Bees Company, TED Talk
–“HoneyDNA Study” – Habitat diversity; what plant species bees are foraging upon; what type of honey is actually being produced.
–Urban Beekeeping Might Play a Role in Revitalizing both a City and a Species
David Teckam • Brewer, Mead Maker, Beer and Mead Judge
Making Fabulous Mead, and Judging (Parallel section A)
–Brewing mead without the off-flavors. What makes a great mead.
Joseph Sullivan • Beekeeper, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Ardea Consulting
Pesticide Identification in Urban Nectar and Pollen Samples (Parallel section B)
–Sampling and testing urban pollen and nectar for pesticides : Results
Jonathan Zamick
Efficient, Fair, Community-Friendly Swarm Hotline Implementation (Parallel section B)
–Swarm Reporters dial one (virtual PBX) hotline number shared by multiple dispatchers;
Club members claim swarms from a group email on a first-come first-serve basis.
Tentative schedule

9am – 9:30am
Welcome and check in

9:30 – 11:30
Michael Bush
2 hours

11:30 – 12:45
Break / Lunch
<Ad-hoc beekeeper club officer forum @11:45>

12:45 – 2:45
Noah Wilson-Rich
2 hours

2:45 – 3:00
Break

3:00 – 4:00
Section A David Teckam
Section B1 Joseph Sullivan(20 min to half-hour)
Section B2 Jonathan Zamick (half-hour)

Visit our website http://alamedabees.org/ for the fancy brochure and speaker biographies.
