Friday, October 27 

1:00–5:30 pm Registration, Submit Auction Items, Submit All Honey Show Entries, Exhibitor Move-In (Lobby)

PreConference Workshop (Cascade C)

1:30–4:15 pm Beekeeping Basics
Dewey Caron, University of Delaware, Emeritus

Oregon Master Beekeeper Institute (Cascade B)

2:00–2:35 pm Bees and Books: From Backyard Hobbyist to Novelist
Eileen Garvin, Oregon Master Beekeeper and Author

2:35–3:15 pm Spotlight on the Central Oregon Master Beekeeper Group

3:15–4:00 pm How to Set Up a Honey Tasting
Amina Harris, UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, Retired/Owner of Z Specialty, The HIVE

4:30–6:00 pm OSBA Executive Committee Meeting (Cascade B)

7:00–9:00 pm Evening Social (Deschutes Rooms, North & South, inside Hotel) 

  Saturday, October 28 

7:00–8:20 am Submit All Honey Show Entries (Lobby)

7:00–10:00 am Exhibitor Move-In (Lobby)

7:00 am–5:00 pm Registration, Submit Auction Items (Lobby)

General Session (All events in Cascade ABJ unless otherwise noted)

8:00–8:10 am Welcome & Announcements
Joe Maresh & Jeremy Mitchell, OSBA

8:15–9:15 am Improving Honey Bee Health to Ensure Sustainable Blueberry Pollination
Sarah Wood, University of Saskatchewan

9:20–10:00 am The BeeMD 
Dewey Caron, University of Delaware

10:00 am–6:00 pm Exhibitor Tradeshow Open (Lobby)

10:00–10:30 am Break in Exhibitor Tradeshow (Lobby)

10:30–11:30 am Interactions Among Bee Species: How Do Honey Bees Affect Other Species of Bees?
Diana Cox-Foster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Logan, Utah

11:30 am–12:15 pm Donations to Oregon State University Honey Bee Lab

12:15–12:30 pm Break (Luncheon Set Up)

12:30–2:00 pm *Luncheon 

1:00–1:30 pm The Biggest Bee Plant Network in the WORLD and Why It Matters to You
Andony Melathopoulos, Oregon Bee Project

2:05–3:05 pm Enhance Honey Sales Through Self-Education
Amina Harris, UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, Retired/Owner of Z Specialty, The HIVE

3:15–3:45 pm Oxalic Acid Vaporization Efficacy on Varroa 
Mustafa Bozkus, Graduate Student, Oregon State University

3:45–4:05 pm Break in Exhibitor Tradeshow (Lobby)

4:05–4:30 pm Is It Feasible to Create a Statewide Pesticide Monitoring Network? 
Emily Carlson, Graduate Student, Oregon State University

*Preregistration required.

 

 

4:35–4:55 pm Honey Bee Pollination of Day-Neutral Strawberries Grown in Tunnels 
Joussy Hidrobo Chavez, Graduate Student, Oregon State University

5:00–6:00 pm General Membership Meeting 

6:00–7:00 pm Social Hour (Location TBD)

7:00 pm Silent Auction and Online Auction End

7:00–10:00 pm *Banquet Dinner and Live Auction

7:30–8:00 pm Project Apis m. Update
George Hansen, Project Apis m.

8:10–8:40 pm Promoting Honey Across the Nation: Tips and Tricks to Include in Your Promotion and a Recap of 2023 Promotions
Selena Rampolla, American Honey Queen

  Sunday, October 29 

7:00–8:00 am Registration (Lobby)

7:00 am–12:20 pm Exhibitor Tradeshow Open (Lobby)

General Session (All events in Cascade ABJ unless otherwise noted)

8:00–8:10 am Welcome & Announcements
Joe Maresh & Jeremy Mitchell, OSBA

8:15–9:15 am Emergence and Control of Antimicrobial-Resistant Foulbrood Disease
Sarah Wood, University of Saskatchewan

9:20–10:20 am Commercial Pollination of Fruit and Nut Crops:  Synergistic Interactions between Honey Bees and Managed Blue Orchard Bees 
Diana Cox-Foster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Logan, Utah

10:20–10:50 am Break in Exhibitor Tradeshow, Submit Tradeshow Passport at Registration Desk (Lobby)

Breakout Sessions (10:50 am–12:15 pm)

I. Honey Tasting & The UC Davis Honey Aroma and Flavor Wheel (Cascade B)
Amina Harris, UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, Retired/Owner of Z Specialty, The HIVE

II. Honey Bee Live Removals and Cutouts (Cascade C)
Adrian Perez, Gold Coast Bee Company

III. OSU Honey Bee Lab Brood Disease Workshop (Cascade AJ)
Carolyn Breece, OSU Honey Bee Lab 

IV. Essentials for Wax Dipping of Bee Hive Woodenware (Cascade I)
Tony Kadai, Canada Wax Company

V. *Encaustic Painting Workshop (Registration required, Cascade D)
George Hansen, Foothills Honey Company LLC

12:15–12:30 pm Break (Luncheon Set Up)

12:30–3:30 pm Exhibitor Move-Out (Lobby)

12:30–2:00 pm *Luncheon

1:00–1:30 pm OSU Honey Bee Lab Services for Beekeepers and Overview of Current Research
Ramesh Sagili, OSU Honey Bee Lab

1:40–2:00 pm Honey Auction

2:00–2:15 pm Break

2:30 pm Final Comments, Tradeshow Passport Prizes & Adjourn
Joe Maresh & Jeremy Mitchell, OSBA