For anyone that lives in the Upstate, NY area or can drive to it, this is a spectacular even that is free! It is the Betterbee annual field day event!
Bee on organic echinacea at Eisenhower Park, NY
If you would like to attend, please call 1.800.632.3379 and mention the Betterbee Field Day and Code FD09. Tell them you found out about it from TheOrganicView.com website! Stay tuned for our upcoming series on bees, making honey and honey laundering!
Schedule of Events
9:00am – Welcome and Introductions – Margaret Stevens
9:15am – Getting Ready for the Fall Flow – Dr. Nicholas Calderone
10:15am – Coffee Break
10:45am – Commerical Queen Rearing – Valeri Severson
11:45am – Lunch – Provided by Boy Scout Troop 27 of Greenwich, NY
1:00pm – The Status of Nosema Disease and Viruses in Ontario – Janet Tam & Melanie Kempers
2:00 & 2:45 pm – Field Workshops
- Preparing for the Fall Honey Flow – Dr. Nicholas Calderone
- Cultural Methods of Varroa Control – Melanie Kempers
- Evaluating Queen Performance – Valeri Severson
- Basic Hive Management Techniques – Justin Stevens
- Monitoring for Varroa Mites – Janet Tam
3:45 – Panel Discussion & Wrap Up
About our Guest Speakers
Dr. Nicholas Calderone
Dr. Calderone is an Associate Professor of Entomology at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. His areas of expertise include the evolution of social behavior and sociobiology as well as honeybee pets, parasites, and pathogens. He runs the esteemed Dyce Laboratory and conducts Master Beekeeper Workshops as well as numerous other extension efforts.
Valeri Severson
Valeri is president, owner, and manager of Strachan Apiaries, Inc. She’s the daughter of the founder, Don Strachan, whose business began in 1954. Valeri has been active in the family business for more than 30 years and is highly skilled in queen raising and instrumental insemination.
Janet Tam & Melanie Kempers
(The Bee Girls)
Janet and Melanie have been Research Apiculturists with the Ontario Beekeepers Association, Technology-Transfer Program since 1998 and 2006, respectively. The mandate of the Tech-Transfer Program is to conduct research for Ontario’s beekeeping industry, to facilitate a honeybee breeding program in Ontario and to transfer information, skills and methodologies to the beekeepers. The Tech-Transfer Program focuses
on IPM controls for honeybee parasitic mites and co-operates with bee breeders across the province to test for mite and disease resistance in honeybees.
Justin Stevens
Bob’s son Justin is a second generation beekeeper and the manager of Betterbee. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, he specialized in agribusiness, working with indigenous farmers and beekeepers and their Africanized honeybees. He has also worked in the non-profit sector in marketing, education, and alternative energy.
Margaret Stevens
Margaret started Betterbee with her husband Bob in 1979. As the president and owner, she plays a role in all aspects of the company.
Location: BETTERBEE
8 Meader Road · Greenwich, NY 12834
1-800-632-3379 · FAX & INFO: 518-692-9802
What an awesome event. It is great for the bees to get some good press. They are vital to the ecosystem. Thank you for highlighting the Bounty of Bees!
bees are a very important factor to the ecosystem , trees and bees this two awesome creatures are working together with an extraordinary harmony ! see what we human , what we can get from it , a fortune , yes a real fortune !
thanks a lot for this such important topic 🙂
How very cool! I think bees are magical, fascinating and incredibly important to our planet. I recently have discovered the power of bee pollen as a dietary supplement and am thrilled with the energy boost from the pollen of these amazing creature Thanks for the post!!
when is the next event?
I wish I knew about this earlier! Perhaps next year!
Thanks for posting this really helpful info. Do they sell bees too?
There needs to be more information for back yard bee keepers. Always wanted to do this! I look forward to your series on bees! We need them before humans cease to exist!
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Too bad I missed it. I will check it out next year. We have summer house in Saratoga.
Keep up the awesome work Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
Interesting event. More places should do more for bees.
More people needs to get involved!
Thanks!
Nice site by the way.
Fantastic !
We need more bee events in Maine!
Good stuff.. – jacob
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