August's Monthly Meeting-Anticipatory Beekeeping

Date:  Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Time:  7:00 pm (Beginner Q&A at 6:30pm) Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens auditorium or Online

Description: What we do now, in August, - including queen replacement, colony splitting, mite control, feeding in preparation for winter- is anticipatory beekeeping.  Anticipatory beekeeping, versus reaction beekeeping, is the better approach toward successful beekeeping.
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Speaker: Dr. Dewey M. Caron is Emeritus Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, at the University of Delaware, & Affiliate Professor in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University.  He enjoyed professional appointments at Cornell University (1968-70), and acted as entomology chair at the University of Maryland (1970-81) and the University of Delaware (1981-2009). He moved to Portland, Oregon, in retirement, to be closer to his grandchildren.  

​Dr. Caron  remains active in bee education at state, local and regional levels, and in master beekeeping programs. He is the author of Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeping, a main textbook used in university and bee association courses.
His newest bee book (his 10th), The Complete Bee Handbook, was published by Rockridge Press in 2020. He is a major author of several Honey Bee Health Coalition publications, including Tools for Varroa Management, and is finishing a USDA APHIS Bee MD web program. His books will be available for purchase at the meeting.

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