Journal of the Eastern Apicultural Society of North America, Inc. VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2 SUMMER 2018
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Journal of the Eastern Apicultural Society of North America, Inc. VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2 SUMMER 2018 Honey Bee Health Coalition EAS News and Updates A Look Ahead to Virginia LEARN ABOUT THE TOOLS AND SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, LOOKING TO WHERE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE REMEMBRANCES AND MORE! IT ALL BEGAN! What’s Inside THE EAS JOURNAL, SUMMER 2018 Welcome EAS Conference at Virginia From the Desk of the President ......................................... 3 EAS Short Course and Conference Program .................. 20 Honey Bee Health Coalition Master Beekeeper Schedule............................................... 30 Honey Bee Health Coalition Projects .................................... 4 Honoring Native Land with the Nansemond Indians ... 41 Children’s Program at EAS .................................................. 42 Honey Show Beekeeper Lead Yoga for Beekeepers at EAS ............... 42 Honey Show Summary and Updates .............................. 6 EAS Sponsor Challenge ....................................................... 42 Hampton Attractions ............................................................. 44 EAS News and Updates EAS Short Course and Conference Registration Form .... 49 2018 EAS Student Awards ................................................... 8 EAS 2019 ................................................................................. 56 Foundation for Honey Bee Research Awardee Report ... 10 Upcoming HAS and WAS Conferences .......................... 57 EAS Mann Lake EAS Master Beekeeper Scholarship .... 14 EAS Board Meeting ............................................................... 14 EAS Business Apimondia 2019 Announcement ...................................... 14 Proposed Bylaw Changes .................................................... 58 Catch the Buzz ...................................................................... 15 EAS Executive Committee, Directors, and Contacts ..... 60 Remembrances ...................................................................... 16 State Director – The link between you as a member and the EAS ..................................................................................... 18 Chair of the Board President Secretary Erin MacGregor-Forbes (2019) Pam Fisher (2018) Carol Cottrill (2019) 188 Capisic Street P.O. Box 5206, 60 Rolling Hill Drive Portland, ME 04102 Chesapeake, VA 23324 Naples, ME 04055 207-772-3380 757-620-0945 207-693-9226 [email protected] [email protected] 207-441-1492 (cell) [email protected] Vice Chair of the Board Vice President Dr. Linda A. Mizer (2019) Buddy May (2019) Treasurer 1279 Spring St. Ext. 100 Birnam Court Jacky Hildreth (2019) Groton, NY 13073 Greenville, SC 29615 3 Summit Terrace 607-227-4449 864-297- 1922 North Yarmouth, ME 04097 [email protected] [email protected] 207.332.6742 [email protected] 2 EAS JOURNAL 2018 3 WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT June 4, 2018 Hello Fellow Beekeepers, I hope you’ve made your hotel reservations for August 13-17, 2018 in Hampton, Virginia with plans to join us at this year’s EAS Short Course and Conference. Our team has been working hard to secure the most erudite and engaging speakers to further your beekeeping knowledge. But we’ve not neglected your entertainment either; we have at least one social activity scheduled each day to ensure that you and your family enjoy the week partaking in the historical, cultural, and recreational attractions Hampton has to offer. Planning EAS 2018 has been a team effort that would not have happened without much collaboration. Special thanks go to Karla Eisen, Virginia’s EAS State Director and Program Chair for 2018. Working with Dr. Rick Fell, Virginia’s retired Extension Apiculturist, and Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda, Clemson University’s Apiculture Specialist, Karla has assembled a stellar lineup of over 70 speakers from the US, England, Ireland and New Zealand. It’s not often one has the opportunity to hear such a diverse group of speakers under one roof! This year’s apiary will also be extremely diverse, including Top Bar Hives and Warre hives in addition to the traditional Langstroth hives. Make sure you pack your veil to learn the beekeeping hacks for managing these alternative hives firsthand. We are very excited to accommodate all of our vendors in one room this year and are thrilled that so many vendors are retuning. Additionally, we have many vendors who are new to EAS joining us. From beekeeping supplies to books, to glittering glass jewelry, we’ll have much to offer in the vendor hall. And don’t forget the Honey Show- you have to be in it to win it! Bring your best honey, beeswax, mead and more to the competition. You may go home with a silver tray in addition to bragging rights. Even if you don’t want to compete, bring up to three jars of honey for the Honey Exchange and go home with honey from somewhere else in the world. EAS’s crown jewel, the Master Beekeeper Program, will once again be certifying beekeepers in the oldest and most prestigious certification program of its kind in the US. Begun by Dr. Roger Morse of Cornell University, the EAS Master Beekeeper Program certifies experts in the beekeeping industry. For those wishing to participate, sign up in advance and make sure to attend the preparatory sessions prior to testing. Whew! That’s a lot going on in five days and you won’t want to miss a minute of it. Virginia beekeepers extend a hearty welcome to our fellow beekeepers from around the globe and invite you join us as we celebrate all things honey bee “Where it all Began” in North America. Hope to see you in August! Sincerely, Pam Fisher 2018 EAS President Virginia State Beekeepers Association Past President Chesapeake, Virginia 4 EAS JOURNAL 2018 HONEY BEE HEALTH COALITION By Dewey Caron (WAS Representative) and Tammy Horn In our Hive Management Working Group we have created Potter (EAS representative) a set of resources for beekeepers to use to improve the health of their hives. These include: WEBINAR ON AVAILABLE HIVE MANAGEMENT • Our Varroa Guide and varroa videos that RESOURCES demonstrate how to test and treat Aired on April 16, Noon CDT • Powerpoint slides for bee clubs 866-315-1575 • A broader clearing house of information that direct https://www.uberconference.com/mmulica14 beekeepers around the web to well vetted info regarding beekeeping instructional videos, bee ONLINE TOOLS AND RESOURCES nutrition, other pests and diseases, and info on https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/tools-and-resources/ pesticides and bees. As you may know, the Honey Bee health Coalition We recognize that leaders of beekeeping, bee research was formed in June 2014 to collaboratively and bee health have the greatest ability to spread the implement solutions to support healthy honey ‘test and treat’ message as well as get the word out that bees. The Coalition all these free resources exist in one central place. includes beekeepers, crop producers, agribusinesses, food companies, NGOs, agencies and more working together as an agricultural community to improve bee health. Recognizing the multifactorial nature of bee health decline, we formed working groups for forage and nutrition, crop pest control, and hive management. We’re making progress in all of these areas. HONEY SHOW 7 EAS 2018 HONEY SHOW George H. Wilson III, EAS Honey Show Chairman registration. Just follow the link posted on the EAS 2018 Conference website, complete the information, and print For many beekeepers the highpoint of the season is out your completed entry form. You will be asked to exhibiting at the various honey shows that take place submit this form at the time you drop off your entry at around their area. The honey shows consist of a range Room 201-202 at the Convention Center. of different categories, or classes, with something Ben and Kim Carpenter of Ross Rounds have graciously to challenge all levels of beekeeping skill. There are agreed to sponsor a new award for 3 classes of Comb Honey. classes for beekeepers to show their skills at honey They include Class H5 -Three section boxes of comb honey, presentation in all its forms, in wax presentation, in Class H6 - Three circular sections of comb honey, and Class honey cookery, crafts, gadgets, mead and beer, and in H7 -Three packages of cut comb honey 4” square. The 1st photography. In fact, there are classes for almost any place winners in Class H5 and H7 will receive at Ross Rounds activity related to bees and the hive products. Gift Certificate for a Ross Rounds Kit (10 frame or 8 frame) We encourage every beekeeper to enter the EAS Honey which includes the custom super, Ross Rounds frames, rings Show. The discipline involved in preparing the exhibit for the frames, follower board and springs. The 1st place teaches a lot about the proper way to present our winner of Class H6 - Round Section will receive a $100 Ross honey and other hive products. There are many senior Rounds Gift Certificate and the 2nd place winner will receive a beekeepers in your association who are very happy to $50 Gift Certificate from Ross Rounds. assist with advice, and handy tips on the EAS website to see The location for this year’s Honey Show is spacious and what is required for successful exhibiting. centrally located. It is just off the open area, at the top A large amount of media coverage focuses on our Honey of the Convention Center escalators, in Room 201-202. Show. As craftsmen we owe it to our craft and organization The area will be graced by the EAS Permanent