BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:423@americanbeejournal.com DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200105 DTSTAMP:20191104T212237Z URL:https://americanbeejournal.com/events/9th-annual-austin-beekeeping-sem inar/ SUMMARY:9th Annual Austin Beekeeping Seminar DESCRIPTION:When: January 4th\, 2020\nWho: Austin Area Beekeepers Associati on\nWhere: The Marriott\, La Frontera\, 2600 La Frontera Blvd\, Round Rock \, TX 78681\nCost: $75\nQuestions: Lance Wilson lance@beekeepinghelp.com\n \nRegister at: https://aabaseminar2020.eventbrite.com\nWhy: The mission of this daylong seminar is to educate people of all experience levels in sus tainable science-based bee husbandry and to provide support to worthy bee charities. Most of the proceeds are donated to the Texas A&\;M Honey Be e Lab\, the Texas Beekeepers Association Queen’s Program\, the Texas Mas ter Beekeeping Program and other bee health causes.\nDescription: This is a daylong seminar offering seven different educational presentations runni ng concurrently every hour throughout the day. This will provide many begi nning and advanced subjects to choose from. A separate beginner track has been formatted covering a variety of startup topics for soon-to-be or very -new beekeepers. A beginner beekeeper will learn the fundamentals of honey bee biology and behavior\, how to select the equipment you will need\, wh ere to buy bees\, how to set up your apiary\, how to light a smoker\, feed ing\, the fundamentals of honey extraction\, queen finding\, requeening an d annual management.\nPresenters:\nProfessor Juliana Rangel – Entomology at Texas A&\;M\n\nBlake Shook- President of the Texas Beekeepers Assoc iation\n\nMary Reed - Texas Apiary Inspector\n\nMark Hedley - Owner of Spi ral Horn Apiary\n\nPierre Lau- Ph.D. Student of Entomology Texas A&\;M\ n\nRobin Sliva- Hill County Beekeepers Association President\n\nRyan Giese cke - Trinity Valley Beekeepers President\n\nJames &\; Chari Elam - Own ers of Bluebonnet Beekeeping\n\nDodie Stillman - Certified Texas Master Be ekeeper\n\nTerry Spencer- Vice President of the Austin Beekeepers Assoc.\n \nKarl Acuri - Austin Area Beekeepers Assoc. (Co-Organizer)\n\nBrandon Feh renkamp - Owner of Austin Bees\n\nPamela Yeamans – Certified Advanced Le vel Beekeeper (TMBP)\n\nAshley Ralph - Area Director Texas Beekeepers Asso c.\n\nJohn Swan - Owner of Wicked Bee Apiary\n\nDennis Herbert - Past Pres . of the Bell-Coryell Beekeeping Assoc.\n\nTara Chapman- Owner of Two Hive s Honey\n\nLance Wilson - Certified Master Craftsman Beekeeper (GMBP)\n\nO ther Sessions will include:\n\n-Honey Bee Management Advanced\n\n-Nutritio n Management\n\n-Honey Bee Biology and Behavior\n\n-Top Bar Management 1 a nd 2\n\n-Effective Varroa Management for Robust Populations\n\n-Brood Dise ase and Pest Control\n\n-Swarm Capture Techniques\n\n-Raising Queens\n\n-H ow to Grow Your Apiary Business\n\n-Successful Sales and Marketing\n\n-Bee s as an Ag. Exemption\n\n-Honey Bee Reproductive Biology\n\n-Making Splits \n\n-Cut-Outs\n\n-Smoker Lighting Demo\n\n-Varroa Monitoring Workshop\n\n- Queen Management\n\n-Reproductive Biology\n\n-Africanized Bees\n\n-Honey B ee Pheromones\n\n-Harvest Economics\n\n-Wax Working Workshop LOCATION:The Marriott La Frontera\, 2600 La Frontera Blvd\, Round Rock\, Te xas\, 78681\, Williamson County\, United States GEO:30.483121;-97.687756 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2600 La Frontera Blvd\, Rou nd Rock\, Texas\, 78681\, Williamson County\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS =100;X-TITLE=The Marriott La Frontera:geo:30.483121,-97.687756 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR