2019 BIG BEE BUZZ SCHEDULE

MARCH 29-30, 2019 – VENUE 68 IN TULSA, OK

Friday Evening (March 29, 2019)

6:00 - 6:25 p.m.           Check-in & Registration

6:25 - 6:30  p.m.          Welcome and Opening Remarks - Dane Strickland

6:30 - 7:15  p.m.          Dennis vanEnglesdorp - Drivers of Colony Loss

 
15 minute break

7:30 - 8:15 p.m.          Jerry Hayes –Dealing With Varroa Mites

15 minute break

8:30 - 9:15 p.m.          You Pick:

                                    Beginner – Ed Levi – How Bees Work and the Role of the Beekeeper

                                    Advanced – Katharina Davitt -- Lithium Chloride in Mite Control

Saturday (February 24, 2018)

8:30 - 9:00 a.m            Donuts, Check-in and Registration                                                                

9:00-9:15  a.m.            Forest L. Chapman – A Message From The Oklahoma State Beekeepers Association

9:15-10:00 a.m.           Dennis vanEnglesdorp – Keeping Colonies Alive: Survey Says?

15 Minute Break

10:15 - 11:00 a.m        Jerry Hayes – Confirmation Bias and Beekeeping

15 Minute Break

11:15 - 12:00   a.m.     You Pick:

Beginners – Ed Levi – The Beauty of Honey and How to Make More of It

            All Levels – Katharina Davitt – How Wax Moths Harm Our Bees

12:00  - 1:00    p.m.     Lunch Break

1:00 - 1:45       p.m.     You Pick:

                        All Levels –   Jerry Hayes – Dealing With Nosema   

Intermediate – Katharina Davitt – Bee Health and Bananas

15 Minute Break

2:00 - 2:45 p.m.           Dennis vanEnglesdorp – Varroa, Up Close And Personal               

15 minute break

3:00 – 3:45 p.m.          All Levels – Ed Levi – Beekeeping Travels with Ed Levi

15 Minute Break

4:00 –  4:30 p.m.         Joint Session:  Q&A Panel with All Speakers

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.          Close Silent Auction & Wrap Up