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Date: Tue, April 11, 2023 | Time: 7 pm | Location: Auditorium at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Online on Zoom William Hesbach will discuss less toxic and more natural alternatives for successful Varroa control. Bill will explain how manipulations using splits and based on knowledge of the mites life cycle can achieve successful Varroa control.
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Date: Tue, March 14, 2022 | Time: 7 pm | Location: Auditorium at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Online on Zoom Bradley Galdstone will discuss what Urban Bee LLC does in Southeastern Michigan, what biodynamic beekeeping means, and areas of opportunities to grow as a vocation/avocation  Speaker: Bradley Gladstone is a Biodynamic beekeeper who also works as an accountant. Bradley graduated Northwood University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science, concentration in accounting, and received CPA certification in 2013. He has been a gardener since 2012 and a beekeeper since 2015. He started Urban Bee LLC in 2017,and currently has up to 11 clients across Southeastern Michigan. Please join us - our monthly meetings are always free and open to the public! Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2022 | Time: 7 pm | Location: Auditorium at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Online on Zoom Hive Inspections with a Honey Bee Veterinarian: |
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Please join us - our monthly meetings are always free and open to the public!
Date: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 | Time: 7 pm | Location: Auditorium at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Online on Zoom
The Joy of Mite Management
What varroa mites are, how they got here, and why they are a problem.
Dr. Mendel will teach us about their lifecycle, their mechanisms for spreading amongst bee colonies, and techniques for managing them at different times of the seasons. We will also get an update about the University of Minnesota Bee Lab and its breeding program, as it relates to mites.
Dr. Mendel will teach us about their lifecycle, their mechanisms for spreading amongst bee colonies, and techniques for managing them at different times of the seasons. We will also get an update about the University of Minnesota Bee Lab and its breeding program, as it relates to mites.
 | Speaker: Bridget Mendel is the University of Minnesota Bee Squad's Program Director. She manages the incredible Bee Squad team, oversees program development, and works on Bee Lab outreach and communications. Bridget holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. from the University of Minnesota. She loves working with bees, beekeepers, and the public to make the world a more habitable place for all people and all pollinators. |
Please join us - our monthly meetings are always free and open to the public!
Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2022 | Time: 7 pm | Location: Auditorium at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Online on Zoom
Apiary Biosecurity Limits Diseases
How management practices for biosecurity measures can support and enhance colony health and survival.
We will discuss general biosecurity strategies in the following areas:
1. Best Management Practices (BMPs) by the beekeeper
2. Biosecurity related to climate, the macro- and micro-environment
3. Pests and Pathogens
4. Agrochemicals/the impact of toxins
5. Hygienic bees
We will discuss general biosecurity strategies in the following areas:
1. Best Management Practices (BMPs) by the beekeeper
2. Biosecurity related to climate, the macro- and micro-environment
3. Pests and Pathogens
4. Agrochemicals/the impact of toxins
5. Hygienic bees
 | Speaker: Terry Ryan Kane, DVM. Dr. Terry Ryan Kane earned a Master of Science degree in Ecology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and took beekeeping while attending veterinary school at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. After decades of clinical practice, she pivoted to policy as an AAAS science advisor in the U.S. Senate working on the Farm Bill, emerging diseases, and antibiotic resistance. Following the FDA ruling on antibiotic stewardship in livestock animals, she has devoted her time to teaching veterinarians/students about honey bees and pollinator ecology. Dr. Kane is currently serving on the Executive Board of The Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium, an organization of honey bee veterinarians and students. She is co-editor of a textbook, Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner (Wiley Press, 2021). |
Please join us - our monthly meetings are always free and open to the public!
Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2022 | Time: 7 pm | Location: Auditorium at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Online on Zoom
Go with the Flow: My Experiences with the Flow Hive
Who came up with the Flow Hive? What is a Flow Hive? Where are Flow Hives most effective? When were they invented? How does it work? Why should you get one? Or why shouldn't you?
 | Speaker: Jen Haeger. Jen is a beekeeping nerd with a master beekeeper certificate from Cornell University and a degree in veterinary medicine. She's one of our A2B2 board members, and she currently runs the A2B2 mentorship program as well as the club's Flow Hive Team. She also authors our A, Bee, C's blog. |
