2018 Bee Symposium

Event Date

Location
UC Davis Conference Center

 

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Date: Saturday, March 3, 2018
Location: UC Davis Conference Center

Cost: $85 (General), $25 (Students)

 

Our fourth annual Bee Symposium: Keeping Bees Healthy will be hosted at the UC Davis Conference Center on Saturday, March 3, 2018. This educational program is designed for beekeepers of all experience levels, including gardeners, farmers and anyone interested in the world of pollination and bees. In addition to our speakers there will be lobby displays featuring graduate student research posters, the latest in beekeeping equipment, books, honey, plants, and much more.

This year, our lead speaker is Tom Seeley, Horace White Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University.

 

2018 Lead Speaker

   
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Dr. Thomas D. Seeley, Horace White Professor in Biology, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, New York

 

Dr. Thomas D. Seeley is the Horace White Professor in Biology at Cornell University. He is based in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, where he teaches courses on animal behavior and does research on the behavior and social life of honey bees. His work is summarized in three books: Honeybee Ecology (1985), The Wisdom of the Hive (1995), and Honeybee Democracy (2010).

 

Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

Amina Harris, Director, Honey and Pollination Center, Robert Mondavi Institute, UC Davis

Neal Williams, Professor, Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis

9:15 a.m. Darwinian Beekeeping

Tom Seeley, Horace White Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

10:15 a.m. The Evolution and Chemical Ecology of Orchid Bees

Santiago Ramírez, Assistant Professor, Evolution and Ecology; UC Davis

10:45 a.m. Break

(Graduate Student Posters Available for Viewing)

11:00 am Understanding the Nuances of Honey: An Educational Tasting

Amina Harris, Director, Honey and Pollination Center, Robert Mondavi Institute, UC Davis

12:00 p.m. Master Beekeeper Program

Honoring our Apprentice Level Master Beekeepers—Pin Ceremony

Elina Niño, Extension Apiculturist, Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis

Bernardo Niño, Staff Research Associate, Department of Entomology and Nematology

12:30 p.m. Lunch

Graduate Student Poster Presentations

Educational Exhibits

2:00 p.m. An Update from Project Apis m

Danielle Downey

2:45 p.m. Designing Bee-Friendly Gardens

Kate Frey; Ecological Garden Designer and Consultant, Columnist, and co-author with Gretchen LeBuhn of The Bee-Friendly Garden Hopland, CA

3:30 p.m. BREAK

3:30 p.m. Lightning Round

4 – 6 minute presentations about many different programs in the world of beekeeping followed by a question and answer session

4:30 p.m. Winners of the Graduate Student Poster Competition Announced

4:45 p.m. Close

Reception to Follow in the Haagen Dazs Honey Bee Haven (weather permitting)

 
 

Past events

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Take a look at our previous Bee Symposium events:

2017 Bee Symposium

2016 Bee Symposium

2015 Bee Symposium

 

"As a new beehive owner I thought the information presented was fascinating and presented in a very efficient manner. I loved every aspect of the presentations!"

"Nice to get science, there is a lot of fuzzy thinking out there."

"Thank you for a well-organized, thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking day."