January 25-26, 2025
Waukesha Expo Center – Waukesha, Wisconsin
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https://www.midwesthoneybeeexpo.com/
*Schedule is subject to change
Day One – January 25, 2025
8:00am – 5:00pm Expo Hall & Vendor Halls Doors Open
Expo Hall – Main Speaker Stage:
8:30am – 9:30am – Michael Bush – Spring Management
9:45 – 10:45am – Dr. Liz Walsh – Different Stock Responses to Disease
11:00 – 12:00pm – Peggy Desantos – The Condensing Colony vs The Vented Hive, and the introduction of the Hive Hugger Winterization system
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Randy Oliver (via Zoom)-
2:15pm – 3:00pm – Hannah Gaines Day – Where should I put my Honeybees? Exploring Variation in Pesticide Contamination, Nutritional Quality, & Diversity of pollen collected by
Honeybees in Wisconsin landscapes.
3:15pm – 4:15pm – Russell Heitkam – Speaking on behalf of APIS M Giving an update on Projects and research
Vendor Halls:
8:00am – 5:00pm – Vendor Booths Open
11:00 – 1:00pm – Concessions available on site.
Vendor Hall (South Hall) – Speaker Stage:
9:00am – 10:00am – Trevor Bawden – Queen Rearing
10:00am – 11:00am – Charlie “CharBee” Koenen – Thinking Outside the ‘Stacked’ Box – Alternative Hive Designs
11:00am – 12:00pm – Ben Sallmann –
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Stephanie Slatter – How To Prepare For A Honey Show
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Phoebe Snyder – AFB Vaccine – Trans generational Immune Priming
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Day Two – January 26, 2025
8:00am – 5:00pm Expo Hall & Vendor Halls Doors Open
Expo Hall – Main Speaker Stage:
8:30am – 9:30am – Russell Heitkam Northern California, Commercial Queen breeder
9:45 – 10:45am – Randy Oliver (via Zoom) –
11:00 – 12:00pm – Liz Walsh – Varroa Integrated Pest Management
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Jay Evans- Honey Bee Disease Diagnostics
2:15pm – 3:15pm – Ian Steppler –
3:15pm – 4:15pm – Panel Discussion –
Vendor Halls:
8:00am – 5:00pm – Vendor Booths Open
11:00 – 1:00pm – Concessions available on site
Vendor Hall (South Hall) – Speaker Stage:
9:00am – 10:00am – Michael Bush – Year In A Treatment Free Apiary
10:00am – 11:00am – Honey Show Results – Stephanie Slatter
11:00 – 12:00pm – TBD
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Steve Cantley – Broodminder
