13th Annual Beekeeping School

2023 School Schedule

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7:00 - 8:00 am
8:00 - 9:10 am
9:10 - 9:40 am
9:40 - 10:50 am
11:00 - 11:50 am
12:00 - 12:50 pm
1:00 - 1:50 pm
2:00 - 2:50 pm
2:50 - 3:10 pm
3:10 - 4:00 pm
4:10 - 5:00 pm
5:00 - 5:30 pm
Room 1
Registration
Beekeeping 101 Basic Beekeeping Part 1
Chris Doggett & Jim Colbert (Beg., Int.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Beekeeping 101 Basic Beekeeping Part 2
Chris Doggett & Jim Colbert (Beg., Int.)
How do I Inspect my Hive?
Chari & James Elam (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Where do I get my Bees?
Karl Cottrell (Beg.)
How do I Inspect my Hive?
Chari & James Elam (Beg., Int., Adv.)
A Comparison of Hive Styles
Robert Peebles (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Annual Maintenance
Ashley Ralph (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Flow Hive
Stuart Anderson w/ Nanette Davis (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 2
Registration
Beekeeping 201 Advanced Beekeeping Part 1
Dodie Stillman (Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Beekeeping 201 Advanced Beekeeping Part 2
Dodie Stillman (Int., Adv.)
Planting for Pollinators
Amy Thomsen (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Bees for Ag. Exemption
Dennis Herbert (Beg., Int., Adv)
Natural Beekeeping
Nathalie B. (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Catching and Keeping Swarms
Justin Russell (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Planting for Pollinators
Amy Thomsen (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Where do I get my Bees?
Karl Cottrell (Beg.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 3
Registration
Top Bar Hives Part 1
Brandon Fehrenkamp (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Top Bar Hives Part 2
Brandon Fehrenkamp (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Fights About Mites
Ryan Glesecke (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Annual Maintenance
Ashley Ralph (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Making Splits
Rex Smith (Beg., Int., Adv)
Healing with Honey & Propolis
Carolyn Gibson (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Making Splits
Rex Smith (Beg., Int., Adv)
Re Queening Your Hive
Dodie Stillman (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 4
Registration
Panel Discussion: Removing Bees from Structures (Cutouts)
C. Barnes, D. Jones, R. Giesecke, J. Russell, R. Smith (Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Panel Discussion: Ask the Pro's
Tara Chapman, Ashley Ralph, Justin Russell, Art Thomas (Int., Adv.)
Making Vertical Splits - A Key to Sustainable Beekeeping
Randy Oakley (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Re Queening Your Hive
Dodie Stillman (Beg., Int., Adv.)
How to set up your Apiary
Chris Barnes (Beg.)
Bees for Ag. Exemption
Dennis Herbert (Beg., Int., Adv)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Drone Layers
Chari & James Elam (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Products of the Hive
Carolyn Gibson (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 5
Registration
Beekeeping as a Source of Income
Nathalie B. (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
A Practical Guide to Queen Rearing
Steve Brackmann (Int., Adv.)
Native Bees and Their Biology
Keegan Nichols (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Beekeepers Tool Box
Brandon Fehrenkamp (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Production vs. Bee Production
Justin Perry (Beg., Int., Adv)
Bee Biology
Ashley Ralph (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Common Sense Varroa Management for Texas Beekeeping
Randy Oakley (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Bee Nutrition
Tara Chapman (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 6
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Forced Abscondments From Trees
Stan Gore (Int., Adv.)
Beat the Texas Heat
Dan Jones (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Medicinal Properties of Texan Honey Part 1
Dr. Ferhat Ozturk (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Medicinal Properties of Texan Honey Part 2
Dr. Ferhat Ozturk (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Hives for Heroes
Charlie McMaster (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Integrated Pest Management
Bill Baxter (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Production vs. Bee Production
Justin Perry (Beg., Int., Adv)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 7
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
More Biology & Less Chemistry to reduce Varroa
Les Crowder (Int., Adv.)
Honey Bee Anatomy: Form to function
Lauren Ward (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Keeping Bees Calm
Les Crowder (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Texas Apiary Laws
Bill Baxter (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Keeping Bee Calm
Les Crowder (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Practical considerations on the race of bees to raise
Les Crowder (Beg., Int., Adv.)
What Would I Order if I was Starting Over?
Chris Barnes (Beg.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 8
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Managing Mean Bees
Tony Andric (Adv.)
Biology of Honey Bee Associated Viruses
Dr. Tonya Shepherd (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Biology of Mating
Dr. Julaina Rangel (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Why do 80% of New Beekeepers Not Have Bees in 3 yrs.
Stan Gore (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Bee Behavior
Tara Chapman (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Beekeeping on a Budget
Justin Russell (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Bee Anatomy: Form to function
Lauren Ward (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 9
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Biology of Mating
Dr. Julaina Rangel (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Selling Honey, Laws and Labels
Lynne Jones (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Extracting Set-up
Honey Extracting
Lynne Jones & Danessa Yaschuk (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Extracting
Lynne Jones & Danessa Yaschuk (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Mead 101
Jeff Murray (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Beekeepers Tool Box
Brandon Fehrenkamp (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 10
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Bee Insurance
Gordon Sorrel (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Mead 101
Jeff Murray (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Managing Mean Bees
Tony Andric (Adv.)
Misinformation & Tall Tales in the Bee Yard
Art Thomas (Beg., Int. Adv.)
Why Don’t Worker Bees Revolt?
Ryan Giesecke (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Beat the Texas Heat
Dan Jones (Beg., Int., Adv.)
One Million Ways To Kill Your Bees
Ryan Giesecke (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 11A
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
How to Light Your Smoker
Kevin Stillman & Billy Lawton
How to Light Your Smoker
Kevin Stillman & Billy Lawton
How to Light Your Smoker
Kevin Stillman & Billy Lawton
How to Light Your Smoker
Kevin Stillman & Billy Lawton
How to Light Your Smoker
Kevin Stillman & Billy Lawton
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 11B
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Live Bee Demonstration
Michelle Kerr Pankopnien & Saundra Smith
Live Bee Demonstration
Michelle Kerr Pankopnien & Saundra Smith
Live Bee Demonstration
Michelle Kerr Pankopnien & Saundra Smith
Live Bee Demonstration
Michelle Kerr Pankopnien & Saundra Smith
Live Bee Demonstration
Michelle Kerr Pankopnien & Saundra Smith
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1

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