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Magazinsicamm Conference 2012 mellifera.ch Special Edition and Programme magazinSICAMM Conference 2012 Verein Schweizerischer Mellifera Bienenfreunde VSMB August 2012 SICAMM Conference 2012 Landquart (Switzerland) 31st of August 2012 to the 4th of September 2012 mellifera.ch mellifera.ch Inhalt SICAMM Conference 2012 Verein Schweizerischer Mellifera Bienenfreunde VSMB Cordial Welcome Board Cordial Welcome 3 President Vik Gisler Hochweg 2 Program SICAMM Conference 2012 4 6468 Attinghausen 041 870 91 51 Saturday, 1st September 2012 4 079 358 70 44 [email protected] Sunday, 2nd September 2012 5 Vice- Ernst Hämmerli Monday, 3nd September 2012 6 President Gostel 15 3234 Vinelz Excursion programme 7 032 338 19 23 [email protected] Presidential Welcome 8 Head of Breeding Reto Soland Gaicht 19 Dear Friends of the Dark Bees 9 2513 Twann 032 333 32 22 Welcome to Switzerland 10 [email protected] Factual Information on the History of the Actuary Linus Kempter Ahornstr.7 Dark Bee in Switzerland 11 9533 Kirchberg 071 931 16 52 [email protected] Beekeeping in Switzerland 19 Treasurer Irene Burch Abstracts 23 Fruttstrasse 12 6067 Melchtal Statistic Mating Stations 2012 28 079 669 59 68 [email protected] Dear friends of the Dark Bees Public Relation Hans-Ulrich Thomas Sponsors: Zeppelinstr.31 8057 Zürich It is my pleasure to welcome you all in the name of enrich the conference by sharing their knowledge 079 416 76 69 [email protected] the Swiss mellifera bee friends and the organizing with us. The core topic of the SICAMM, the conser- committee to this 11th SICAMM conference. This vation and breeding of the Dark Bee, will be dealt Conservation Projects Balser Fried Gelalunga 6 event is a fulfi llment of an old dream of mine which with from different perspectives. New at our con- 9478 Azmoos 081 783 13 51 Paul Schiller Stiftung I had at my fi rst SICAMM conference in Wierzba in ference are speakers from Russia and Macedonia. A [email protected] Poland: Bringing this meeting to Switzerland some- heartfelt welcome to them. time Publisher mellifera.ch The meeting in Poland was a turning point for the For the fi rst time this conference will be multilin- Verein Schweizerischer Mellifera Bienenfreunde VSMB preservation of the Dark Bee in Switzerland. Thanks gual with simultaneous translation English/German. Editor Hans-Ulrich Thomas to the contacts made there, DNA-analyses were With this we hope to address a wider audience, Art Work Karl Sochor performed for the fi rst time on our Nigra-Bees. The especially local beekeepers, and disseminate our Advertisements Silvio Hitz, [email protected] Cover Karl Sochor Visualtransfer We thank our sponsors for their support. results gave proof of the fact that the Dark Bee was concern. We are thankful to our sponsors who made Print Karl Sochor Visualtransfer still existent in Switzerland. This silenced the critics this possible. 4. Jahrgang Mai 2012 Advertisement and gave us the needed impetus to work towards its care and preservation. Our close international con- I thank you very much for your coming and wish Für Ihren Weihnachtsmarkt tacts gave us additional support for our efforts. you a successful conference with many new contacts I hope we will get positive impulses from this con- and good conversations, which is in the spirit of Organising comittee: Bienenprodukte · Honigkosmetik ference as well. The conference motto “For a bright SICAMM. –Balser Fried (Obmann) – Linus Kempter Honigspezialitäten · Verpackungen future with the Dark Bee“ describes our commit- – Padruot Fried –Jürg Senn Glas und Kunststoff ment. Balser Fried – Laurent Gauthier –Karl Sochor Interessante Wiederverkaufspreise Project leader –Viktor Gisler – Florian Sutter Unverbindlich Katalog anfordern In order to measure up to this motto we succeeded SICAMM conference 2012 –Ernst Hämmerli – Hansueli Thomas Imkereibedarf L + A. Büchler in attracting well-known speakers. They will talk –Silvio Hitz Apiswiss Unterdorf 11 Telefon 071 360 00 54 9105 Schönengrund [email protected] about present and future aspects of breeding the Dark Bee. In addition experienced beekeepers will 2 3 SICAMM Conference 2012 SICAMM Conference 2012 Program SICAMM Conference 2012 Program SICAMM Conference 2012 Saturday, 1st September 2012 Sunday, 2nd September 2012 09.00 Uhr Opening session 09.00 Uhr A new strategy for honeybee breeding - Genomic selection Prof. Dorian Pritchard, Valentin Luzi, Dr. Peter Gallman, Balser Fried Kaspar Bienefeld, Institute for Bee Research, Hohen Neuendorf, Germany 10.00 Uhr Shared secrets of beekeeping in Switzerland 09.30 Uhr Dark Bee Apis mellifera mellifera in the United Kingdom Hansueli Thomas mellifera.ch, Swiss Black Bee organization Philip Denwood (British BKA and BIBBA) 10.30 Uhr Break 10.00 Uhr Ecological and genetic consequences of the setup of a black honeybee sanctuary 11. 0 0 U h r Observations on queen mating behaviour Bénédicte Bertrand, National Center for Scientific Reseach, France on a small island Aleksandar Uzunov Faculty for Agriculture Science and Food, Skopie, Macedonia 10.30 Uhr Break 11.30 Uhr Effects of genotype and environmental factors on the sur- 11. 0 0 U h r Breeding of Dark Bees in Germany and details of vival and productivity of European honey bee colonies «moonshine» mating station Gerhard Glock & Thomas Ruppel, GEDB association, Germany Ralf Büchler Bee Research Institute Kirchhain, Germany 11.30 Uhr How to preserve and develop the native Black Bee in Sweden 12.00 Uhr Conservation of the Nordic Brown Bee Ingvar Arvidsson, Projekt NordBi, Sweden Lauri Ruottinen MTT Agrifood Research, Finland 12.00 Uhr Inbreeding problems and their avoidance 12.30 Uhr Lunch Dorian Pritchard, President of SICAMM 14.00 Uhr Considering several traits simultaneously in the honey 12.30 Uhr Lunch bee - Total breeding value improves selection 14.00 Uhr Comparison of DNA and Morphology: Results of Martina Kaspar Bienefeld, Institute for Bee Research, Hohen Neuendorf, Germany Siller’s study on the Austrian Mellifera populations Balser Fried, mellifera.ch, Swiss Black Bee organization 14.30 Uhr The society for the Dark Bees, Germany Thomas Petermann, Society for the Dark Bee, Germany 14.30 Uhr Queen Performance Problems Roger Patterson, British Beekeeper Association, England 15.00 Uhr Genetic diversity and hybridization of the honeybee 15.00 Uhr Factors affecting queen quality Gabriele Soland, mellifera.ch, Swiss Black Bee organization Laurent Gauthier, Swiss Centre for Bee Research 15.30 Uhr Break 15.30 Uhr Break 16.00 Uhr Two decades of Progress for the Dark European Honey- 16.00 Uhr The Dark Bee in Austria, a regional ecotype bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) of Ireland Alois Reiter, Austrian Mellifera Beebreeders, Austria M. MacGiolla Coda, Galtee Beebreeding Group, Ireland 16.30 Uhr Breeding varroa-resistant bees 16.30 Uhr The Role of Instrumental Insemination for the Dorian Pritchard, President of SICAMM Conservation of the Dark Bee: Potential and Pitfalls Florian Sutter, mellifera.ch, Swiss Black Bee organization 17. 0 0 U h r A broodless method for Varroa control Laurent Gauthier, Swiss Centre for Bee Research 17.30 Uhr Little brooks make great rivers Yves Elie, Association arbre aux abeilles, France 4 5 SICAMM Conference 2012 SICAMM Conference 2012 Program SICAMM Conference 2012 Excursion programme Monday, 3nd September 2012 09.00 Uhr Perspectives for a sustainable control of Programme: Friday (Technical Excursions) European Foulbrood (EFB) Departure from the “Plantahof”, subsequently the people staying at the “Swiss Heidi Hotel” Balser Fried, mellifera.ch, Swiss Black Bee organization • Excursion A: Swiss Bee Research Institute, Liebefeld-Bern and educational bee trail 09.30 Uhr The Potential of the Dark Bee, Apis mellifera mellifera, near lake of Biel for Commercial Honey Production under Irish Climatic • Excursion B: Canton Glarus, the first dark bee protected area in Switzerland. Visit to the town Conditions of Elm with the oldest Swiss dark bee populations. Eoghan MacGiolla Coda, Galtee Beebreeding Group, Irland • Excursion C: Alpine Bee mating station “Säntis“ and lunch in a mountain revolving restaurant 10.00 Uhr Queen breeding in Switzerland Saturday evening Reto Soland, mellifera.ch, Swiss Black Bee organization Conference dinner with entertainment 10.30 Uhr Break Tuesday 11. 0 0 U h r Apis mellifera mellifera in Tasmania Alpine panorama train ride via Albula (UNESCO world heritage) to Pontresina and up to “Muottas Muragl” mountain restaurant A. Abraham, Commercial Beekeeper, Scotland 11.30 Uhr The Tyrolian Dark Bee, Programme for accompanying persons a subspecies with special characteristics During the sessions days, visits to interesting places in the neighbourhood Martin Ennemoser, Imkerschule Imst, Österreich Further information and updates: www.sicamm.org 12.00 Uhr Black bees and traditional log hives in the Cévennes National Park (South of France): conservation of natural and cultural heritage A. Lehebel-Péron, CEFE, UMR 5175 CNRS, France 12.30 Uhr Lunch 14.00 Uhr Vistit of the apiary of the Plantahof Honey tasting Visit Plantahof Balser Fried, mellifera.ch, Swiss Black Bee organization 16.00 Uhr SICAMM meeting Dorian Pritchard, President of SICAMM 17. 0 0 U h r End 6 7 SICAMM Conference 2012 SICAMM Conference 2012 Presidential Welcome Dear Friends of the Dark Bees SICAMM (Societas Internationalis was taken nearly two centuries ago Active breeding of honey bee queens In order to secure access to modern pro Conservatione Apis Mellifer- by British settlers and, in a departure together with selection are important equipment and up to date knowledge ae Melliferae - the International from tradition, we welcome a speaker keys for successful beekeeping in we have joined the “Swiss animal Association for Protection of the from Macedonia, where the native Switzerland. For a long time public as Breeding Technology Platform (SA- European Dark Bee) was initiated subspecies is macedonica. well as private funding has neglect- BRE-TP). This external expertise by Nils Drivdal in Norway in the ed this reality. As a matter of fact the joined with our own capabilities early 1990s, to counter the threat he We will also learn to what extent breeding program at the Swiss Bee Re- makes use of synergies and will be saw to his own dark bees.
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