MSBA Annual Meetings

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MSBA Annual Meetings are usually held close to the beginning of April at a central location.  This all-day gathering of beekeepers from all over the state features speakers of national reputation, a buffet luncheon, and a fund-raising raffle.  Highlights of some recent MSBA annual meetings follow.

The next annual meeting will be Saturday, April 12, 2008.  
It will be  at
the Calumet club in Augusta.


                               
Recent MSBA Annual Meetings                              Free Adobe Reader download

2008, Augusta                                                                               Information for the Day (pdf file)
Tom Seely  
House Hunting by Honey Bees:  A Study of Effective Group Decision Making
David VAnderDussen
IPM Mite Control with Mite-Away II
Tom Seely
Forrest Bees and Varroa Mites
David VanderDussen
Trends in Beekeeping

2007, Augusta
Tony Jadczak
Current Events Regarding Honey Bees
Best Management Practices
Mark LeClair
Keeping honeybees in the city
Carol Cottrill
Eastern Apicultural Society
Matt Scott
Honey Bee Forage

2006, Augusta                                                                          The Days Agenda (pdf file)
Michael Palmer                                                                          Information for the Day (pdf file)
Sustainable Beekeeping in the Northeast                     
French Hill Apiaries, St. Albans Vermont
Larry Conner
Beekeeping Consultant/Publisher, Bee Culture Columnist

2005, Augusta
Jim Tew, Ohio State University
American Foulbrood
Perspectives on Package Bees

2004, Waterville
Roger Hoopingarner, Michigan State University
Pollination Primer
Selection for Varroa Resistance
Fred Wardwell, MSBA
Making Mead

2003, Waterville
Wyatt Magnum, Mary Washington College; Bee Culture and American Bee Journal columnist
Introducing Queens
Antiques Road Show (Beekeeping Equipment)
Randy Cross, Maine IF&W
Black Bears in Maine

2002, Bath
Ann Harmon, Bee Culture Columnist
Marketing for Hobbyists
Cooking with Honey
Tony Jadczak, Maine State Bee Inspector
Pesticide Resistance/IPM

2001, Augusta
Medhat Nasr, University of Guelph
IPM and Formic Acid Use in Bee Hives
MSBA Panel Discussion
Finding Profits in Beekeeping

2000, Bangor
Clarence Collison
Dynamics of Spring Buildup
Honey from Hive to Table

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