BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:509@americanbeejournal.com DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210214 DTSTAMP:20210203T204729Z URL:https://americanbeejournal.com/events/fond-du-lac-tribal-community-col lege-6th-annual-bee-symposium-virtual/ SUMMARY:Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College - 6th Annual Bee Symposium ( Virtual) DESCRIPTION:This year’s Virtual Symposium on February 13th  will open a t 8:45 a.m. and classes run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom.\nPre-re gistration is required as the Zoom links to the day’s presentations will be emailed to registered participants. The cost is $10/ person. \n\nOur presenters this year:\n\nHow Honey Bee Colonies Keep Themselves Healthy  presented by Dr. Spivak\n\nHoney bee colonies have a fascinating natura l health care system called "social immunity."  I will describe two basic forms of social immunity: propolis (resin) collection and hygienic behavi or\, and how they help the colony prevent and fight off diseases and maint ain a healthy microbiome.\n\nDr. Marla Spivak is a MacArthur Fellow and Mc Knight Distinguished Professor in Entomology at the University of Minnesot a. She bred a line of honeybees\, the Minnesota Hygienic line\, and is now initiating a new breeding program to select bees that can defend themselv es against diseases and parasitic mites. Dr. Spivak’s current research i ncludes studies of the benefits of plant resins (propolis) to honeybees\, and the effects of agricultural landscapes and pesticides on bee health.\n \nHow a Honey Bee Swarm Chooses its Home presented by Dr. Seeley\n\nThe bees in a swarm make their choice of their new dwelling place collectivel y and democratically.  They stake their future on a process that includes collective fact-finding\, vigorous debate\, and consensus building.  We will look at how these bees evaluate potential nest sites\, advertise thei r discoveries to one another\, engage in open deliberation\, and choose th eir new home.\n\nDr. Thomas Seeley received his Ph.D. in 1978 from Harvard University\, where he studied with Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson. He joined the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell Universi ty in 1986. In recognition of his scientific work\, he has received the Al exander von Humboldt Distinguished U.S. Scientist Prize\, been awarded a G uggenheim Fellowship\, received a Gold Medal Book Award from Apimondia for The Wisdom of the Hive\, and been elected a fellow of both the Animal Beh avior Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His most endu ring honor\, though\, is to have had a species of bee named after him: Neo corynurella seeleyi\n\nIntroduction to Beginning Beekeeping with Joseph C offey\n\nJoseph Coffey\, member of the Northeastern Minnesota Beekeepers A ssociation and owner of C &\; C Apiaries LLC\, will introduce people interested in beekeeping to the science and craft of beekeeping\, how to get started\, the history and language of beekeeping\, and pest and patho gens.\n\nA Tale of Two Apiaries: Case Studies in Mite Management from the Bee Squad with Jessica Helgen from the University of MN Bee Squad\n\nWhy do some apiaries have ongoing problems with mites and viruses\, while othe rs seem to escape relatively unscathed? The University of MN Bee Squad man ages hundreds of colonies scattered around the Twin Cities Metro\, allowin g us to notice patterns in colony health trends. Jessica Helgen\, Bee Squa d Mentoring Apiary Coordinator\, will give examples from several Bee Squad apiaries and talk about current research on mite horizontal transmission. \n\nTo learn more about the Symposium visit the FDLTCC Event page at: http s://www.facebook.com/events/714222622791003/\n\nTo register visit: https:/ /bit.ly/3ahMKB6\n\nWe have limited registrations available so be sure to r egister early.\n\nWe are so happy to be able to offer this to regional bee keepers again this year. Hope to see you there!\n\n \; END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR