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   Unfortunately I don't have time to seek out all the events of interest in the pollination field, but will post those I think of major interest, and those that are sent to me by the organizers. 

The Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association presents  The 2005 SABA Spring Seminar

Saturday March 12, 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
In Lecture Center One, SUNY Uptown Campus, Washington Ave., Albany NY  (Same place as in 2003, 2004).

 Speakers:

Dr. Dewey Caron, Professor of Entomology at the University of Delaware, 

Dr. Thomas Seeley, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University

Mr. Dennis VanEnglesdorp, PA's Acting State Apiarist.  

 Topics:

 Determining Varroa mite thresholds;

Everything you wanted to know about swarming;

The thirst of a hive:  how a honey bee colony controls its water intake;

Plastic frames and foundation:  good for the beekeeper, but good for the bees?;

Varroa mites: in the hive, in the apiary, and in the state;

Beekeeping in the 21st Century.

 

Cost:   $25 per person, or $40 per couple.  Includes refreshment breaks.  (Lunch is available nearby.)  Walk-ins are welcome. (Add $5 per walk-in to regular cost.)  Presentations run consecutively.  Raffles follow.   Friday night Dinner:

For the past few years, SABA has arranged for a get-together dinner at a nearby restaurant the night before the seminar.  Speakers usually attend.  (Mark your registration and send deposit.)

Hotel:  A "block" of discounted rooms is reserved for March 11 at the Marriott Fairfield Inn, just across Washington Ave. from the seminar.   Please call by February 11 and mention "beekeepers" to get the discount.    $79 + $11.06 tax = $90.06 for non-smoking room with 2 queen size beds (regularly $95 + tax).  Hotel has a pool and complimentary Continental breakfast.   Marriott Fairfield 518-435-1800, #1383 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12206 

Further details:  Anne Frey, 518-895-8744 or SABAseminar@yahoo.com

 

 

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