VSBA 2008 Spring Meeting

April 11-12, 2008

4-H Fairgrounds

17558 Dry Mill Road

Leesburg, Virginia 20175

Tentative Schedule

Friday Afternoon, April 11, 2008

12:00 noon                   Registration opens

1:00 pm                        President’s Welcome – Alan Fiala – Logistics & Program Overview

1:10 pm                        Mead Making – Steve and Jo Villers, Blacksnake Meadery

2:00 pm                        Overview of Varroa Treatment Developments – Craft

2:50 pm                        Break*

3:10 pm                        Wintering Nucs - Palmer

4:00 pm                        Bee Viruses - Ostiguy

5:00 pm                        Adjourn for Dinner (on your own)

Friday Evening, April 11, 2008

7:00 pm                        Queen Rearing and Cell Building – Palmer

7:45 pm                        The Northern Virginia Queen Rearing Program – Davis

9:00 pm                        Adjourn

Saturday, April 12, 2008

8:00 am                        Registration opens

8:30 am                        Welcome and Announcements – Alan Fiala

8:40 am                        A Bacterial Analysis of Virginia Honeys - Dana Gilmore and Laura Link

9:10 am                        Beekeeping in Kentucky:  A State-Beekeeper Partnership - Craft

10:00 am                      Break

10:20 am                      Business Meeting / State Apiarist’s Report / Legislative Matters - Alan Fiala & Keith Tignor & Lannie Ballard

Noon                           Lunch 

1:30 pm                        Nucs and Splits - Palmer

2:30 pm                        Getting the Most for your Honey – Craft

3:30 pm                        Break

3:50 pm                        Top Ten Boneheaded Things Beekeepers Do - Ostiguy

4:40 pm                        Closing Remarks and Adjourn

* Door prize drawings to be held at the end of breaks