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  • Tuesday, January 6 – Saturday, January 10 – 2015 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow

    The 2015 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow will be held in Anaheim, California at the Disneyland Hotel, January 6-10, 2015. As always, this conference promises to bring you the most up-to-date information within the beekeeping industry and the latest products and services offered by our many exhibitors and sponsors.
    The 2015 ABF Conference will feature

    Vendor tradeshow with the latest and greatest products and services in the beekeeping industry
    Top-notch general session presentations on Wednesday morning and Thursday
    Two keynote presentations featuring Graham White from Scotland, UK (on Wednesday) and Mark Winston from Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue (on Friday)
    Shared Interest Group (SIG) meetings on Wednesday afternoon followed by the welcome reception with entertainment in the tradeshow
    Track session on Friday morning for Beginning Beekeepers, Serious Sideliners, Commercial Beekeepers and Research presentations
    ABF Business Meeting on Friday afternoon
    20+ workshops on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    2015 Honey Show
    Various silent and live auctions benefiting the ABF legislative fund and the American Honey Queen program

    Optional Activities to include

    Auxiliary Meeting on Thursday morning
    Social activity on Thursday afternoon/evening
    Foundation luncheon on Friday
    ABF Annual banquet on Saturday evening with the coronation of the 2015 American Honey Queen and Honey Princess

    For complete details visit www.nabeekeepingconference.com.

  • Tuesdays, August 20, September 10, and October 8, 8:00 pm – Conversation with a Beekeeper

    The American Beekeeping Federation Education Committee has been hard at work developing new ways to keep its members engaged and informed in between ABF annual conferences each year.  The Conversation with a Beekeeper Webinar Series is the first interactive venture to deliver information directly to the membership.

    Currently, we have a five-part webinar series of presentations by the Environmental Protection Agency on pesticides. The first two EPA webinars covered such critical and informational topics, the ABF Board of Directors agreed to open access to the last three to all of the beekeeping industry and the general public.  All members and friends of the industry are encouraged to register and participate. Links to register for each session are included below.

    EPA – Assessing Pesticide Exposure to Bees
    Tuesday, August 20, 2013
    8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. AKST / 2:00 p.m. HST
    Kris Garber, Senior Biologist, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Environmental Fate and Effects Division & Reuben Baris, Fate Scientist, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Environmental Fate and Effects Division

    Click here to register

    EPA – Incident Reporting
    Tuesday, September 10, 2013
    8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. AKST / 2:00 p.m. HST
    Dr. Tom Steeger, Senior Science Advisor, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Environmental Fate and Effects Division

    Click here to register

    EPA – Risk Management for Pesticides
    Tuesday, October 8, 2013
    8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. AKST / 2:00 p.m. HST
    Tom Moriarty, Team Leader, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs’ Pesticide Re-evaluation Division & Meredith Laws, Branch Chief, Registration Division

    Click here to register

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  • Tuesday, August 14, 8:00 pm – American Beekeeping Federation Webinar: Beekeeping 101: To Be or Not to Bee

    Hey, I don’t make up the titles.  The American Beekeeping Association’s Conversation with a Beekeeper Webinar Series begins Tuesday, August 14 at 8 pm Eastern Time with Beekeeping 101: To Be or Not to Bee. The ABF Education Committee has been hard at work developing new ways to keep its members engaged and informed in between ABF annual conferences each year. To this end, the ABF is pleased to announce a special nine-part series within the “Conversation with a Beekeeper” Webinar series. This series will be titled “Beekeeping 101” and will feature Dr. Roger Hoopingarner (pictured below), professor emeritus at Michigan State University. Whether you are brand new to the world of beekeeping or you just need to have a refresher course, this “Beekeeping 101” series will be a great educational experience with many topics focused on the biology and management of honey bees.  Learn more, and register, at www.abfnet.org.