Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association
114th Convention Agenda 2020
Tentative – subject to change
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Thursday February 27
| 7:00 – 9:00 | SFCR Workshop | Sam Barlin |
Friday February 28 – Moderator Mark Friesen
| 7:30 – 8:00 | Registration Opens | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 | Welcome | MBA President – Mark Friesen |
| 8:15 – 9:00 | Olivarez Honey Bees, our business evolved over time | Ray Olivarez |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Effects of Varroa and Pesticide on Colony Survival | Frank Rinkevich |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Break | – |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tech Transfer – What can it do for MB beekeepers Apiculture Program in Manitoba: Looking Back and Planning Forward | Hannah Neil |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Announcements | Mark Friesen |
| 11:10 – 12:00 | MBA AGM | Mark Friesen |
Lunch
Moderator – Moderator Mark Friesen
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Variability of Bee Behaviour ??? | Dr Kyle Bobiwash |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Applied Research on the Canadian Prairies | Hannah Neil |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Apiculture Program in Manitoba: Looking Back and Planning Forward | Rheal Lafreniere |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Break | |
| 3:30 – 5:00 | MBA AGM | Mark Friesen |
| 5:00 | Adjournment | |
| 5:30 | Cash Bar | |
| Banquet : | Changes in Beekeeping: Looking Back and Peeking Forward | Rheal Lafreniere |
Saturday February 29 – Moderator Ian Steppler
| 7:30 | Registration | |
| 8:15-8:45 | KAP Farm Safety Program – Legal responsibilities with forklift training | Thea Green Morag Marjerison |
| 8:45 – 9:45 | Detoxification Systems in Honey Bees | Frank Rinkevich |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Break | – |
| 10:20– 10:40 | TBA | Megan Colwell University of Manitoba |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | TBA | Derek Micholson University of Manitoba |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | U of M Research Update | Dr. Rob Currie University of Manitoba |
Lunch
WORKSHOP – Moderator Ian Steppler
| 12:30 | Workshop Registration /open | |
| 1:00 – 1:50 | Queen Production at Olivarez Honey Bees (OHB) | Ray Olivarez |
| 1:50-2:40 | Breeding for Varroa Sensitive Hygienic Behaviour in Honey Bees | Frank Rinkevich |
| 2:40-3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 | Producer / Speaker Panel | Ray, Frank. Kyle, Rob, Rheal |