Friday, October 25

4:00 pm  OSBA Executive Committee Meeting (Green Room)

5:00–6:00 pm  Submit Honey Show Entries (Conference Room)

5:00–7:00 pm  Registration (Lobby)

7:00 pm  Kick-Off Wine and Cheese Social featuring Caught Red Handed (Events Area)

  Saturday, October 26

7:00 am Registration (Lobby)

7:30 am Silent Auction Begins (Events Area)

7:45 am Welcome & Announcements (Auditorium)
John Jacob, OSBA President

General Session (Auditorium)
8:00 am Research Update from the OSU Honey Bee Lab
Ramesh Sagili, Oregon State University

8:00–9:00 am Submit Honey Show Entries (Conference Room)

8:45 am The Sustainable Apiary
Michael Palmer, French Hill Apiaries

9:30 am Break (Lobby | Exhibitor Area)

10:00 am Origin and Diversification of Honey Bees: Conservation Status and the Consequences of Colonization
Steve Sheppard, Washington State University

10:45 am Bee Nutrition: One Ring to Rule Them All?
Priya Chakrabarti Basu, Oregon State University

11:30 am Break

11:45 am Luncheon (Events Area, Preregistration required)
Panel: Queen Breeders
Jordan Dimock, J and TD Apiaries, Moderator, with Pat Heitkam, John Jacob, and Frank Pendell

1:00 pm Managing Stress in Bee Colonies
Jay Evans, USDA ARS-Beltsville

1:45 pm Can Carbon Microparticles Solve the Issues Associated with Sublethal Doses of Pesticides?
Saffet Sansar, Washington State University

2:30 pm Break (Lobby | Exhibitor Area)

3:00 pm Weathering Heights: Evaluation of Honey Bee Subspecies Mating Behavior Utilizing RFID
Melanie Kirby, Washington State University

3:45 pm Indoor Storage of Colonies in the Spring and the Effects on Brood Rearing and Swarming Behavior
Brandon Hopkins, Washington State University

4:00 pm Silent Auction Ends (Events Area)

4:30 pm Break

4:45 pm General Membership Meeting (Auditorium)

6:00 pm Social Hour (Events Area)

 
 

7:00 pm Banquet (Events Area, Preregistration required)
Ongoing WSU Projects in Colony Health Research and Honey Bee Breeding
Steve Sheppard, Washington State University

Benefit Auction to Follow (Events Area)

 

  Sunday, October 27

7:15 am Registration (Lobby)

8:00 am Welcome & Announcements (Auditorium)
John Jacob, OSBA President

General Session (Auditorium)
8:15 am 10 Years at the OSU Honey Bee Lab!
Carolyn Breece and Ramesh Sagili, Oregon State University

8:45 am The (Considerable) Obstacles to Increasing Honey Bee Forage in Oregon
Andony Melathopoulos, Oregon State University

9:05 am Pollinators and Seed Crop Farming
Garth Mulkey, GS3 Quality Seeds Inc

9:25 am NRCS Programs for Pollinators
Annie Young-Mathews, USDA NRCS-Waldport

9:45 am Panel: Pollinator Habitat
George Hansen, Foothills Honey Company, Moderator, with Andony Melathopoulos, Garth Mulky, and Annie Young-Mathews

10:15 am Break (Lobby | Exhibitor Area)

10:30 am From Bloom to Boom: An Investigation of Oregano (Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia) for Bee and Pollinator Wellness
Melanie Kirby, Washington State University

11:15 am Break

11:30 am Luncheon (Events Area, Preregistration required)
Challenges in Varroa Control & Beekeeping Philosophies
Ramesh Sagili, Oregon State University

12:45 pm Walk Away Splits: Steps You Can Take for Stress-Free Queen Rearing
Morris Ostrofsky, Master Beekeeper-WA

1:30 pm Operation of Sowers Apiaries
Tom Cinquini, Sowers Apiaries

2:15 pm Break (Lobby | Exhibitor Area)

2:30 pm Queen Rearing in the Sustainable Apiary
Michael Palmer, French Hill Apiaries

3:15 pm Good and Bad Microbes
Jay Evans, USDA ARS-Beltsville

4:00 pm Final Comments & Adjourn
John Jacob, OSBA President

 

 Conference Agenda (pdf)