14th Annual Beekeeping School

2024 School Schedule

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7:00 - 8:00 am
8:00 - 8:50 am
9:00 - 9:50 am
9:50 - 10:10 am
10:10 - 11:00 am
11:10 - 12:00 pm
12:10 - 1:00 pm
1:10 - 2:00 pm
2:10 - 3:00 pm
3:00 - 3:20 pm
3:20 - 4:10 pm
4:10 - 5:00 pm
Room 1
Registration
Beekeeping 101 Basic Beekeeping Part 1
Chris Doggett & Jim Colbert
Beekeeping 101 Basic Beekeeping Part 2
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.)
Beekeeping 101 Basic Beekeeping Part 2
Chris Doggett & Jim Colbert
(Beg., Int.)
Vegetable Gardening for Beekeepers
Michael Vidrine
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
How do I Inspect my Hive?
Rex Smith
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Plants for Your and Your Bees
Michael Vidrine
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
How do I Inspect my Hive?
Rex Smith(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 2
Registration
Beekeeping 201 Advanced Beekeeping Part 1
Dodie Stillman
(Int., Adv.)
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.)
Beekeeping 201 Advanced Beekeeping Part 2
Dodie Stillman
(Int., Adv.)
One Million Ways to Kill Your Bees
Ryan Giesecke
(Beg., Int., Adv)
Bees of Ag Exemption
Dennis Herbert
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Wax moths, beetles & mites, oh my!
Lauren Ward
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Keeping Bees Calm
Les Crowder
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 3
Registration
Top Bar Hives Part 1
Brandon Fehrenkamp
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Top Bar Hives Part 2
Brandon Fehrenkamp
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Top Bar Hives Part 2
Brandon Fehrenkamp
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Catching and Keeping Swarms
Justing Russell
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Medicinal Properties of Texas Honey, Part 1
Dr. Ozturk (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Biology of Mating
Dr. Rangel
(Beg., Int., Adv)
Medicinal Properties of Texan Honey Part 2
Dr. Ozturk (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Advanced Top Bar Hives
Brandon Fehrenkamp
(Beg., Int., Adv)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 4
Registration
Water Features to Help Pollinators & Reduce Mosquitoes
Les Crowder
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Texas Apiary Laws
Bill Baxter
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Apis Mellifera & Varroa Mites
Les Crowder
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Intergrated Pest Management
Bill Baxter
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
What to know before getting started
Nathalie B.
(Beg.)
What Would I Order if I was Starting Over?
Chris Barnes
(Beg.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
How to set up your Apiary
Chris Barnes
(Beg.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 5
Registration
Sustainable, Budget-Friendly Beekeeping for All
Nathalie B.
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
A Practical Guide to Queen Rearing
Steve Brackmann
(Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Hives For Heroes
Charles McMaster
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Mead 101
Wendy Rohan
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Making Splits
Chari and James Elam
(Beg., Int., Adv)
Where Do I Get My Bees
Nannette Davis
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Feeding Your Bees
Karl Cottrell
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Flow Hive
Nannette Davis
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 6
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Honey Extracting Set-up
No Class Scheduled
Honey Extracting
Shelly Rice
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Extracting
Shelly Rice
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Honey Extracting
Shelly Rice
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Products From the Hive, Utilizing Everything the Bees Produce
Michelle Pankonien
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 7
Registration
Honey to Profit in 1 1/2 Years
Justin Russell
(Int., Adv.)
Trouble Shooting a Failing Hive
Ashley Ralph
(Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Apimaye Hive Beekeeping
Stan Gore
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Selling Honey, Laws and Labels
Lynne Jones
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Annual Maintenance
Ashley Ralph
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Catching and Keeping Swarms
Justin Russell
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Beekeepers Toolbox
Brandon Fehrenkamp
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Annual Maintenance
Ashley Ralph
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 8
Registration
Honey's Healing Touch for Skin Diseases -Acne & Autoimmune Conditions
V. Garcia & D. Misra
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Exploring Bee Behavior during a Solar Eclipse
A. Hassan and O. Escribano
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
The Potential of Texan Honey to Treat ESKAPE Pathogens
K. Castillo & V.Martinez
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Biology of Honey Bee Associated Viruses
Dr. Tonya Shepherd
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Re Queening Your Hive
Dodie Stillman
(Int., Adv.)
Bee Biology
Lynne Jones
(Beg., Int.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Where's the Queen
Ryan Gieseke
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 9
Registration
Managing Mean Bees
Tony Andric
(Adv.)
Zen & The Art of Bee Removals
Charlie Agar
(Int., Adv.)
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Success At Your Farmers Market
Tracey Grimme
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Bees for Ag. Exemption
Dennis Herbert
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Opportunities & Challenges in Managing hives in Texas
Lauren Ward
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
From Zero to Honey - Building a sustainable apiary in 3 years
Charlie Agar
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Cooking with Honey
Carla Salas
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Making Splits
Chari and James Elam
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1
Room 10
Registration
Morning Break - Coffee & Donuts in the Vendor Area
Honey Production vs Bee Production
Chari & James Elam
(Int., Adv.)
USDA Programs to Assist Beekeepers
Julie Goetzman
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Bee Behavior
Carla Salas
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
A Comparision of Hive Styles
Robert Peoples
(Beg., Int.)
Native Bees and Their Biology
Keegan Nichols
(Beg., Int., Adv.)
Afternoon Break - Cookies and Leftover Ice Cream in the Vendor Area
Common Sense Varroa Management
Randy Oakley
(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
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
Door Prizes and Raffle In Room 1

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