SPEAKERS (EXPO Auditorium)
10 am Amy Woodhouse, Sow Edible Farm: Planting a Year Round Garden to Promote Pollinators
11 am Chris Apple, Master Beekeeper , Master Gardener: Native Bees
NOON Jesse Locklear, Journeyman Beekeeper: So, You want to be a Beekeeper?
1 pm Esmaeil Amiri, UNCG Molecular Biologist : Queens and viruses: Interaction of two major factors in the colony.
2 pm Steve Baxter, Journeyman Beekeeper:Marketing for the Beekeeper
3 pm Chad Caudle, Paramedic, Beekeeper: STUNG: Your Body’s Immune Response
WORKSHOPS (ARENA Classroom)
10 am Double B Farms Splits
NOON Dana Stahlman, EAS Master Beekeeper and former commercial beekeeper : Why Did My Bees Die?
2 pm Ricky Manning, Journeyman Beekeeper: All About Top Bar Hives
DEMONSTRATIONS (ARENA)
11 am Honey Extraction – Drawn Plastic Frames vs Wax Foundation w/ Chad Caudle
2 pm Honey Extraction