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E a s t e r n A p i c u l t u r a l S o c i e t yEAS JOURNAL08

A GLIMPSE OF EAS 2008NEW BEEKEEPER (Hobbyist/Intermediate BK)Monday August 4, 20088:00-8:45AM Dr. John Skinner, University of Tennessee

What you need to know to get started9:00-9:45AM Dr. Clarence Collison, Mississippi State University

Basic Honey bee Biology9:45- 10:15AM Break10:15-11:00AM Dr. Tom Webster, KY State University

Spring Beekeeping11:15-12:00PM In the apiary1:00-1:45PM Dr. Tom Webster, KY State University

Honey bee pests & predators2:00-2:45PM Dr. John Skinner, University of Tennessee

Living with SHB2:45-3:15PM Break3:15-4:00PM Dr. Sean Clark, Berea College

Sampling for Varroa/Economic Thresholds4:15-5:00PM In the apiary

Tuesday - August 5, 20088:00-8:45AM Dr. Tom Webster, KY State University

Honey bee Diseases9:00-9:45AM Dr. Sean Clark, Berea College

Varroa Mite IPM9:45-10:15AM Break10:15-11:00AM Dr. Clarence Collison, Mississippi State University

Maximizing honey production11:15-12:00PM In the apiary1:00-1:45PM Dr. Sean Clark, Berea College

Products of the hive: production & marketing2:00-2:45PM Dr. Clarence Collison, Mississippi State University

Summer Management2:45-3:15PM Break3:15-4:00PM Dr. John Skinner, University of Tennessee

Fall Management4:15-5:00PM In the apiary

ADVANCED/SIDELINE BEEKEEPERS (>6 hives and/or 5+ years)Monday August 4, 20088:00-8:45AM Kim Flottum, Bee Culture Magazine

Pollination Contracts9:00-9:45AM Stu Jacobson, University of Illinois at Springfield

Beekeeping as a Business9:45-10:15AM BREAK10:15-11:00AM In the apiary11:15-12:00PM Jim Baerwald - Baerwald Apiaries, Michigan

Finding & acquiring apiaries, difficulties, problems”1:00-1:45PM Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas Press

Wintering Summer Increase Colonies2:00-2:45PM Jennifer Berry, University of GA

Queen Rearing - Part 1, Basics of queen selectionand setting up starters/finishers

2:45-3:15PM BREAK3:15-4:00PM In the apiary4:15-5:00PM Tom Eisele - Eisele Pollination Service, IN

Pollination as a Beekeeping Occupation

Continued on Page 4

A Word From Our PresidentWelcome to Murray! It is my hope that each of you are

present August 4, 2008 to experience this welcome. Thereare many truisms that could be employed to browbeat peopleinto attending an EAS Conference, but none closer to mythoughts than the wonderful social activities that areunique to each Conference. Each year there are local andregional flavors to the Conference that are quite memo-rable. While the primary focus of EAS is education andresearch, as the saying goes “all work and no play makesJack a dull boy”. Each Conference has its own tourist at-tractions that are unlike those of past Conferences. In2007, on the way to Delaware, my wife and I toured thebattlefield at Antietam. In 2005 we visited the memorialsat Kent State University. The 2004 Conference was held ina really beautiful location, Seven Springs Resort. In 2003we visited the local sights around coastal Maine. Theseare just a few of the different locations where the Confer-ence has been held in the past, but you should be able todraw the conclusion I am driving at. Because we chose toattend the annual EAS Conference, our horizons were ex-panded by experiencing local or regional attractions – andI have not even begun to discuss the great regional cui-sine to be had at each conference.

If you choose to attend EAS 2008, you will have a greatopportunity to visit attractions unique to Kentucky. Placessuch as Mammoth Cave, the Kentucky Horse Park, FortKnox, the famous distilleries of the Bardstown / Louis-ville area, The Walter T Kelley Company headquarters, theNational Quilters’ Museum, the Corvette Museum, Ken-tucky and Barkley Lakes National Recreation Area, ReelfootLake, the Mississippi River, and on and on. These are sightsthat you might not take the opportunity to visit normally,but if combined with a trip to the EAS Conference the side-trips to these attractions become much more affordable.

For me, there are other “social” reasons for attendingEAS as often as possible. I will never forget meeting Rich-ard Taylor at Cornell in 2002. Not because of anything pro-found in our conversation, but simply because, though Ionly knew him through his writings and reputation, I con-sidered him to be one of the great minds of beekeeping.Each EAS Conference we attendees have the chance topersonally meet other “great minds” of beekeeping. Theolder I get the more I am forced to acknowledge that we areonly here for a certain period of time. If I am blessed tolive to a ripe old age, I am sure I will reflect on the manyother beekeepers I have met through attending the annualConference, and will relish the memories of all of the peopleassociated with EAS for whom I have great admiration. Iintend to not miss a Conference, just because I want torenew old friendships, and foster new ones. Join me inMurray this August and we will have a grand time.

Kent WilliamsEAS President 2008

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E A S J o u r n a lJournal of the Eastern Apicultural

Society of North America, Inc.Volume 36, Number 3

Jim BobbChairman of the Board2011 Shearer RoadLansdale, PA 19446610.584.6778

chairman@easternapiculture.orgJimBobb@GCT21.net

Kathy SummersVice Chairman of the Board7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256330.461.1081 (cell)330.725.6677, Ext. 3215330.725.5624 (fax)

vicechairman@easternapiculture.org

Kent Williams2008 President580 State Route 385 NorthWingo, KY 42088-8703270.382.2348

president@easternapiculture.org

Ben Bauer2007 PresidentFirethorne Farm1020 Wylie RoadWest Chester, PA 19382610.793.9588

president@easternapiculture.org

Loretta SurprenantSecretaryBox 300, 27 County Home WayEssex, NY 12936518.963.7593 (phone & fax)

secretary@easternapiculture.org

John TullochTreasurerP.O. Box 473211 High StreetOdessa, DE 19730302.378.1917 (phone & fax)

treasurer@easternapiculture.org

Potherings from our Chairman…By now you should have made

plans to travel to Kentucky for EAS2008. Here is a checklist of last minutethings to do when leaving for the con-vention.

1. Travelling by plane Perhaps theeasiest and cheapest airport toarrive at is Nashville. Let Kentknow if you need a ride from theairport and he will provide valetservice. If you do rent a car, thedrive to Murray State University isonly two hours through rural coun-tryside on a four lane divided high-way with planted median strips.

2. Amtrak Surprisingly, there is anAmtrak stop near Murray. So, hopon Amtrak and take the City of NewOrleans line to the Fulton, Ken-tucky stop. That Amtrak line runsfrom Chicago to New Orleans – sofrom the northern states just finda line to Chicago. Let Kent knowand he will send his valet servicethere to pick you up.

3. Driving If you are driving toMurray, take some time to see thesites. I found that the Kentuckytourist web site,www.kentuckytourism.com, is agreat place to find things to visiton the way. Perhaps your interestis historical (Abe Lincoln or DanielBoone), bluegrass, bourbon, stateparks, covered bridges, caves, orcorvettes, you can find places tovisit.

4. Friends and family Do not leaveyour loved ones behind – bringthem along. There is plenty to doin Kentucky.

5. Dorms If you plan to stay in thedorms, you can rent sheets andpillow cases. But they do not rentpillows. Plan to bring an inflatablepillow or buy one when you get toMurray. I am not certain if the air-way will charge you to carry on apillow. Now, do not let the pillowproblem deter you from coming toKentucky. Let me know in advancethat you need a special pillow toenjoy Kentucky and I will put ourpillow experts to work.

6. Motels/Hotels I have been as-sured that all hotels and motelsin the area do have pillows. So, youwill not need to bring your own pil-lows – unless you do indeed needa special pillow.

7. Camping You guys are probablyexperts and know whether youneed to bring pillows. I must ad-mit that I do not plan to camp thisyear at EAS. Some of you mightremember my camping storieswhen I was EAS President. I cantell you from experience not topitch your tent in a dry stream bed.

8. Camera Bring a camera and takelots of action shots. I am runninga contest for the best picture al-bum of EAS Kentucky. The imagesmust all be digital and EAS re-serves the right to use the picturesfor the web site and future promo-tional projects. Of course, you willbe credited with the images. Theaward for the first place prize is avisit to the organization of yourchoice by Kim Flottum. The awardfor the second place is a visit byyours truly.

9. Swim suits I was told to tell youto bring a swim suit. I asked Kentto insure that the weather will bebalmy but apparently Kentucky israrely balmy. All the rooms do haveair conditioning.

10. Money The Kentucky team isplanning a Casino night. Whytravel to Los Vegas, Atlantic City,or an Indian reservation, when youcan gamble in Kentucky! I am notsure how well the tables pay offbut I was assured that everyonewill be a winner.

11. Gamblers Anonymous If you area recovering gambler-holic, or ifyou do not believe in gambling, letme know and we will plan an al-ternative activity. We can alwayssit around and compare swarm sto-ries.

12. Leave stress behind This EAS isnot one to miss. Reeling from thepressures of the stock market, gasprices, terrorism, or politics?Come, relax, and enjoy socializingwith fellow beekeepers. So leavestress behind and attend a greatevent at Murray State University.

See you in Kentucky …

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Tuesday - August 5, 20088:00-8:45AM Jim Baerwald - Baerwald Apiaries, Michigan

Planning, Design, Construction of Honey House9:00-9:45AM Stu Jacobson, University of Illinois at Springfield,

Beekeeping Business Options Panel Discussion9:45-10:15AM BREAK10:15-11:00AM In the apiary11:15-12:00PM Kim Flottum, Bee Culture Magazine

Good Neighbor Beekeeping Practices1:00-1:45PM Jennifer Berry, University of Georgia

Queen Rearing - Pt 2, techniques of grafting2:00-2:45PM Dewey Caron, Univ. of Delaware

Farm Market needs, pollination, beekeeper products2:45-3:15PM BREAK3:15-4:00PM In the apiary4:15-5:00PM Jennifer Berry, University of Georgia

Queen Rearing - Part 3, Follow-up on grafts &problem solving

Wednesday August 6, 2008EAS SHORT COURSE (BOTH TRACKS) & CONFERENCEJoint session (Beginner & advanced/sideliner)8:00-8:45AM Zachary Huang – Michigan State Univ

Honey bee pheromones and their use in beekeeping9:00-9:45AM Dr. Thomas Webster, KY State University

Nosema mysteries new and old9:45-10:15AM Break10:15-11:00AM Stu Jacobson, University of Illinois at Springfield

How to get the best disease/mite resistant queens.11:15-12:00AM Dr. Jim Tew, Ohio State University

Honey bee Nutrition - how important is it?

EAS Conference1:30-1:45PM Welcome from EAS president1:45-2:30PM Address by EAS Chairman2:30-3:00PM Break3:00-3:45PM 2008 J.I. Hambleton Award Winner Presentation4:00-4:45PM 2008 EAS Student Award Winner Presentation

Thursday - August 7, 20088:00-8:45AM Jennifer Berry, University of GA

Research at the Univ. of GeorgiaOR Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska

Why does lavender honey sell for $18 per pound?9:00-9:45AM Dr. Gordon Wardell, S.A.F.E. Research &

DevelopmentHoney bee Supplemental feeding

OR Greg Hunt, Purdue UniversityBreeding for Varroa Resistance

9:45-10:15AM BREAK10:15-11:00AM Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas Press

Should This Queen Live or Die?OR Zachary Huang – Michigan State Univ

Genetically modified plants, are they causing CCD?

11:15-12:00PM Lilia De Guzman, USDA Baton Rouge“Breeding Russian Honey Bees”

OR Stu Jacobson, University of Illinois at Springfield“If IAPV did it”

Thursday afternoon workshopsEdwin Holcombe - Examining for tracheal mites (lab course)Michael Young - Cooking w/honey (all afternoon session)Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas - Selecting queens to be your queen mothers

Dr. Sean Clark, Berea College - Organic Beekeeping: Is It Possible?Reyah Carlson, Apitherapist - Apitherapy WorkshopJim & Sandra Garrison, Creative Candles - Making Beeswax CandleRobert Brewer - Honey Judging - Part 1Billy Davis - A Self-Sustaining Bee Club (Clubs do not have to depend

on outside Bee producers)Bob Cole - Queen rearing for the grafting-challenged beekeeperDr. Jeff Harris, USDA Baton Rouge

Varroa sampling & what do results mean?Dr. Gordon Wardell, S.A.F.E. Research & Development

Honey bee nutrition & feedingDr. Jim Tew, Ohio State University

Propolis, what is it and what do we do with it?Dr. Tom Webster, Kentucky State University

Detection of Nosema - lab sessionApiary program option each session

Friday - August 8, 20088:00-8:45AM Dr. Lilia De Guzman, USDA Baton Rouge

Small Hive Beetle Research at the Baton RougeHoney Bee Laboratory

OR Dr. Jim TewModern management of modern beehives in amodern world

9:00-9:45AM Dr. Greg HuntColony Collapse Disorder, what is it, does it matterand what are we going to do about it?

OR Dr. Jeff Harris - USDA Baton RougeUpdate of the Baton Rouge Honey Bee Lab breedingprogram for VSH bees

9:45-10:15AM BREAK10:15-11:00AM Dr. Larry Connor, Wicwas Press

How to Develop a small-scale Breeding ProgramOR Dr. Marion Ellis, University of Nebraska

Almond pollination and honey bee health11:15-12:00PM Promo for 2009 EAS & EAS business meeting

Friday afternoon workshopsDr. Sean Clark, Berea College - Varroa Mite IPM at Berea CollegeRobert Brewer, “Honey Judging - Part 2”Ann Harmon - Reducing Stress for Honey BeesJim Bobb - Bee PlantsElaine Holbrook - Beeswax candle makingClaire Waring, Editor, Bee Craft - Big Bees, Little Bees and Bees that

don’t StingJeremy Wagnitz, Univ of NE Graduate Student - Using artificial breaks

in brood cycle to enhance varroa suppressionBilly Davis - The road to a queenDr. Jim Tew, Ohio State University

Rearing queens in a small scale operationDr. Jeff Harris, USDA Baton Rouge

Instrumentally inseminating queens, basics (lab)Dr. Wayne E. Esaias, Goddard Space Flight Center

Scale Hives for Management and ScienceTammy Horn - Lost Mountain Honey Bee Reclamation ProjectDon Hopkins - Beekeeping in Haiti and the movement of AHB

into HaitiZachary Huang & Bill Mondjack - Honey Bee Photography, Field

Session Taking The PhotosZachary Huang & Bill Mondjack - Honey Bee Photography, Classroom

Session Processing The PhotosApiary program option each session

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2008 EAS Award WinnersThe Roger A. Morse Outstand-

ing Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award winner for 2008 isRobert (Bob) Berthold, Jr., PhD.

Bob is a long-time EAS member andsupporter and a lifelong beekeeper andteacher of Biology, Entomology and Api-culture. He has devoted 35 years toteaching and inspiring students andbeekeepers in the study and practiceof apiculture, as a college professor,short course instructor, speaker, au-thor and mentor.

Bob received his PhD in Apiculturein 1968 from Pennsylvania State Uni-versity, his M.S. in Entomology fromRutgers University in 1966 and his B.S.in Biology in 1963 Juniata College.

Dr. Berthold is Present ProfessorEmeritis of Science & Agriculture, atDelaware Valley College Doylestown,PA. In the past he has served as Sum-mer Bee Inspector for SoutheasternPennsylvania. He owns and runsBerthold Candle Molds Manufacturing,Doylestown, PA where he producesand sells candle molds designed basedon 17th century antique tin molds

Bob was a Professor at DelawareValley College of Science and Agricul-ture from 1968 to 2005. He taught Bi-ology, Invertebrate Zoology, Entomol-ogy, Apiculture & Biology Seminar. Healso coached the mens and womensCross Country Teams for 37 years

Bob collaborated with Dr. DeweyCaron to develop and teach the firstBeekeeping Short Course at RutgersUniversity. He taught BeekeepingShort Courses (Beginner and Ad-vanced) for EAS and at Delaware Val-ley College. He has judged HoneyShows at county, state, regional andnational levels and volunteers In Over-seas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA)Foundation.

Berthold is the author of BeeswaxCrafting, and has written for AmericanBee Journal and Gleanings in Bee Culture

In 1983 he received the Distin-guished Faculty Member, DelawareValley College.

Since 1956 he has been a CrossCounty and 10K Runner and runs inabout 20 events per year to supportcharities in and around SoutheastPennsylvania. Since 2007 Bob has vol-unteered for Habitat for Humanity.

Congratulations to Dr. BobBerthold from all of the Eastern Api-cultural Society.

The 2008 EAS Hambleton Awardwinner is Zachary Huang, PhD fromMichigan State University.

Zachary became interested in in-sects before he was five years old.Growing up in the countryside of Chinaallowed him to play with ants, cater-pillars and praying mantids. He stillremembers small “experiments’ withthem such as scratching the soil onan ant foraging trail to disrupt theirnormal travelling, or imprisoning antsinside a circle drawn by mothballs. In1978 he attended an agricultural col-lege in his home province, Hunan.Majoring in both entomology and plantpathology, he nevertheless showedmore interest in insects than plants.For his honors thesis he calculated lifetables for rice leaf rollers.

Graduating from college with hon-ors in 1982, he considred himself trulylucky to win a national competition fora scholarship (the only one in the wholecountry) to study in Canada for a gradu-ate degree. Realizing that he had neverseen bees before (neither had he tastedhoney), he chose to live with beekeep-ers in log cabins and tents, helping withVarroa mite control and royal jelly pro-duction, while reading about bee biol-ogy. In June 1983 he obtained his visafor Canada and chose University ofGuelph because at the time it had thestrongest apicultural program in NorthAmerica. At Guelph, he studied underProfessor Gard Otis for his PhD. Hepublished five papers from his PhD andwas eager to return to China.

However, no Chinese universitieswould accept both him and his wife. InAugust 1988 he started a postdoctoralposition to study insect pharmacologywith Dr. Charles Knowles, Universityof Missouri. Desiring to work withhoney bees again he joined Dr. GeneRobinson at the University of Illinoisin March 1989, a position he retainedfor eight and a half years.

Zachary achieved a permanent aca-demic position when he was hired inNovember of 1998 to continue his re-search on honey bees at Michigan StateUniversity. Since then he has workedto serve the beekeeping industry inMichigan and throughout NorthAmerica and to develop his teachingskills.

Zachary has been a featuredspeaker and teacher at EAS severaltimes. Congratulations, Zach!

Geoff Williams is our 2008 EASStudent Award winner.

Geoff graduated from the Univer-sity of Alberta in 2005 with a B.Sc. inAnimal Biology. A recipient of a Natu-ral Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil of Canada Industrial Post-graduate Scholarship, Williams is cur-rently a M.Sc. candidate at Acadia Uni-versity in Nova Scotia, Canada underthe supervision of Dr. Dave Shutler(Acadia University) and Richard Rogers(Wildwood Labs Inc.).

His thesis investigates themicrosporidians Nosema apis and N.ceranae in western honey bees. Biologyand management of N. apis, the his-torical parasite of western honey bees,is well-described, however, N. ceranae,historically of Asian honey bees andfirst described from western honey beesin 2006, is less understood. Geoff wasfirst to identify N. apis, against N.ceranae.

In addiiton, he is investigatingcolony-level pathology associated withN. ceranae infection and ecological in-teractions between these two Nosemaspecies.

In 2007, Geoff was awarded one ofsix global scholarships from the Foun-dation for the Preservation of HoneyBees (American Beekeeping Federation)and recently received the CanadianAssociation of Professional Apicultur-ists’ Student Merit Award for 2008.

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel &Suites

1504 N 12th StreetMurray, KY 42071800.345.8082

Super 8 Motel1202 S 12th St,Murray, KY 42071270.753.1150

Best Western University Inn1503 N 12th St, Murray, KY 42071877.574.2464

Hampton Inn & Suites1415 Lowes DriveMurray, Kentucky, 42071270.767.2226

Kenlake State Resort Park* (15miles from Murray)

542 Kenlake RoadHardin, KY 42048-9737270.474.2211800.325.0143http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/

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More About Murray & EAS 2008Hotels & campgrounds in Murray area

Camping also available at Kenlake* –for camping reservations call888.459.7275 or go to webpage

Other camping:Blood River Campground207 Tacklebox Ln.Murray, KY 42071

Bullfrog Campgrounds822 Cross Spann Rd.Murray, KY 42071270.474.1144

Holly Green Rv Park102 Parks St.Murray, KY 42071270.753.5652

There is also camping available atLand Between the Lakes*, but the driveis further. For more information go to:http://www.lbl.org/

*Ken Lake State Park or LBL mightalso be of interest to those who wishto camp prior to or after EAS. It is avery scenic outdoors area.

How FHow FHow FHow FHow Far Is Murrar Is Murrar Is Murrar Is Murrar Is Murray?ay?ay?ay?ay?These are approximate distances

in miles, from some of our major citieswithin the EAS realm. These weretaken from MapQuest just to give youan idea of driving time from your area.

Portland, ME ---------------------- 1,293Boston, MA ------------------------ 1,190Hartford, CT ----------------------- 1,093New York City------------------------ 970Philadelphia, PA--------------------- 902Newark, DE -------------------------- 863Baltimore, MD ----------------------- 805Guelph, Ontario --------------------- 772Richmond, VA ------------------------ 733Jacksonville, FL --------------------- 713Pittsburgh, PA ----------------------- 614Cleveland, OH ----------------------- 575Charlotte, NC ------------------------ 542Parkersburg, WV -------------------- 519Atlanta, GA --------------------------- 367

Riverboat Gaming Comes To EASIn the spirit of the Four Rivers

Region of Kentucky (where MurrayUniversity is located), we have planneda Riverboat Gaming Night for theWednesday night Social. Relax andlisten to pianist Todd Hill(www.toddhi l lo rchest ra .com/pages/Todd_Hill.html) or join thegames where a modest ante will buyinto Blackjack, Poker or FortuneWheel. Prizes will be awarded in lieuof cash and all proceeds will benefitEAS.

We are asking EAS Life Membersto volunteer for this event. If you arean EAS Life Member and you’ve everwanted to be a Casino Dealer or TableAssistant, this is your chance. Ifyou’re willing to assist with this event,please contact Aaron Morris atdirector.ny@easternapiculture.org. Weare also soliciting “gaming prizes” fromlife members, or anyone else willingto donate. Items that will make good

gaming prizes include lotions, lip balm,creamed or varietal honey, candles,(new) bee-related knick-knacks andnew equipment. Anyone willing to do-nate items for prizes should contactToni Downs attonivdowns@hotmail.com

The Wednesday Social – RiverboatGaming Night – promises to be a newand exciting event at EAS ’08 and welook forward to seeing you there!

– Toni Downs

Driving To MurrayFrom the East (Louisville area)From the East (Louisville area)From the East (Louisville area)From the East (Louisville area)From the East (Louisville area)1. Take Western KY Parkway to I-24 West.2. After 14 miles take Purchase Parkway (Exit 25A).3. Continue on Purchase Parkway about 10 miles to

641 South (Exit 41, marked “Murray State Univ.”).4. Continue on 641 South approx. 17 miles to Murray.5. Once in Murray, turn right at the intersection of

Hwy. 641 and Chestnut Street.6. The Curris Center will be on your left, before the

pedestrian bridge.

From the North (Illinois area)From the North (Illinois area)From the North (Illinois area)From the North (Illinois area)From the North (Illinois area)1. Take I-57 South to I-24 East across the Ohio River

and toward Paducah.2. Continue on I-24 To Purchase Parkway (Exit 25A).3. Follow directions 3-6 above.

From Southeast (Nashville area)From Southeast (Nashville area)From Southeast (Nashville area)From Southeast (Nashville area)From Southeast (Nashville area)1. Take I-24 West to Cadiz Exit.2. Go West on Route 68/80 toward Murray.3. Cross through Land Between the Lakes; after the

second bridge, continue on Hwy. 80 towardMurray.

4. At the intersection of Hwy 80 and 641, turn left ontoHwy 641S.

5. Continue a few miles into Murray.6. Once in Murray, turn right at the intersection of

Hwy 641 and Chestnut Street.7. The Curris Center will be on your left, before the

pedestrian bridge.

From the Southwest (Memphis area)From the Southwest (Memphis area)From the Southwest (Memphis area)From the Southwest (Memphis area)From the Southwest (Memphis area)1. Take I-40 East; at Jackson, TN take Route 45

North to Route 79 toward Paris, TN.2. In Paris, TN turn left on Route 641 North toward

Murray.3. In Murray turn left at the intersection of Hwy. 641

and Chestnut Street4. The Curris Center will be on your left, before the

pedestrian bridge.

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EAS ’08 Short Course/Conference RegistrationAugust 4-8, 2008

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY, MURRAY, KENTUCKYPLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION FORM AFTER JULJULJULJULJULYYYYY 18 18 18 18 18 - BRING IT WITH YOU AND REGISTER ON SITE.

DUESDUESDUESDUESDUES1. EAS DUES $25/Annual (Single or Family); $250/Life Member (includes family); ..........$___________

EAS Dues must be paid to attend this conference.

EAS SHORT COURSE - Aug. 4-6, 2008Registration Fees – $100/person for all three days.

2. First & Last Name(s) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______ x $100 = $ _______

Main Conference officially begins WEDNESDAY MORNING at 8:00. Don't Forget!Registration Fees – $100/person or $140/family3. First & Last Name ____________________________________________________________ $100 = $ _______4. Family Names (first & last of each) ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________ $140 = $ _______

ONE DAY FEE $40/person/day or $50/family/day5. First & Last Name(s) ___________________________________________________________________________

Which day(s) _____ Wed. _____ Thur. _____ Fri. # ______x $40 x # _____days = $ _________

Which day(s) _____ Wed. _____ Thur. _____ Fri. # ______x $50 x # _____days = $ _________

EAS MAIN CONFERENCE - August 6-8, 2008

Page 1 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$________(Dues, Registration & Meals)

For The Name Tags – Please list name, city and state of each person attending.a. ________________________________________________

b. ________________________________________________

c. ________________________________________________

d. ________________________________________________

6. All meals must be purchased in advance and are sold a la carte. Cafeteria meals begin with breakfast Mondaymorning, no supper will be served Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday (see Special Events on other side). Pleaseindicate how many of each meal you require. Meal tickets will be with your registration packet upon your arrival.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Total$5.50 Breakfast ___x $5.50 = ___ ___x $5.50 = ___ ___x $5.50 = ___ ___x $5.50 = ___ ___x $5.50 = ___ ___x $5.50 = ___

$6 Lunch ___x $6 = ___ ___x $6 = ___ ___x $6 = ___ ___x $6 = ___ ___x $6 = ___ ___x $6 = ___$7 Supper ___x $7 = ___ ___x $7 = ___ ___x $7= ___

Cafeteria Meal Total $_______

Meals

If you have questions regarding registration contactJohn Tulloch, 302.378.1917

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Attention!Changes To The Journal

Would you rather receive yourEAS Journal as a pdf addressed toyour email? In an effort to improveour service to you we’d like to startdoing this. There are two big advan-tages to you receiving your Journalas a pdf through email. The first isthat I can send you a color versionof the Journal. You can see all ofthe photos and most of our adver-tisers in color. The second big ad-vantage is that you will receive iteven sooner than you already do.As soon as I hit that button it willarrive in your inbox. You won’t haveto wait for it to be printed, labeledand mailed, you’ll already have it.

We started this new processwith the Spring Journal.

Please visit our website to signup – www.easternapiculture.orglet me know if you would like to re-ceive your Journal in color as anemail by sending me an email tojournal@easternapiculture.org.

Kathy Summers, Editor

From The Editor –Wow! It’s hard to believe that EAS

2008 is almost upon us. It’s crunchtime, so get your registration form inthe mail or go online and register injust a few minutes. We don’t want youto miss this one.

Kent Williams and his excellentteam of volunteers have put togetheran excellent program. Check out theprogram in this issue. There are someof the regulars and some speakers thatwe haven’t seen for a while and somethat are coming to EAS for the very firsttime as a speaker.

We certainly do appreciate the eco-nomic situation this year and EAS 2008is a long way for a good many of ourregular attendees. But Kent has donea good job of keeping the costs downbecause he wants all of us to make itto Murray State this year. The dormsare air conditioned and fairly inexpen-sive. There are several motels close by.So think about car pooling with some-one else you know that always comesto EAS. Or as our Chairman mentionedcheck out the train. How much funwould that be?

I’d like to thank all of you who havealready signed up to receive the Jour-nal electronically. I say this carefully,

but the postal system is becomingharder and harder to work with.

O.K. now for one of “Life’s Embar-rassing Moments”. Some of you mayhave noticed that Kim Flottum’s namewas misspelled in the 2008 programthat was published in the last issue.Some of you found great humor in this.Not only have I known Kim for 20+ years,but he is our Chairman Emeritus andto make things even more humorousKim and I were married on April 26. Sonaturally you assumed that by now Ishould know how to spell his name.

In my defense I didn’t actually mis-spell it, I just didn’t catch it whensomeone else misspelled (thanks Phil).Of course neither of my two proof read-ers caught it either, that would be ourpast Chairman and our current Chair-man. So we all have a “My Bad” mo-ment and gave many of you a laugh.And for those of you who didn’t catch iteither, well there you go.

I hope you are all enjoying theJournal. I certainly enjoy putting it to-gether for you.

I hope to see you all in Kentucky.Bring your shorts and your hats. It willbe warm, but we’ll have a great time.

Kathy Summers, Editor

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What’s Happening In Ontario?What’s Happening In Ontario?As part of an apiculture project at

the University of Guelph, Dr. ErnestoGuzman-Nova and Les Eccles, BSc.,asked the beekeepers of Ontario tocomplete a survey. “The objective of thesurvey was to obtain a broad analysisof beekeeping management practicesin relation to colony disease and mor-tality rates.” This type of survey wasused in Sweden and Germany in 2002-2003 and was believed to be importantin “understanding the effect of bee-keeping management practice on dis-ease incidence in those countries.”

A preliminary result of the Ontariosurvey, indicated that the 2007-08 win-ter losses in Ontario are 30%.

The following is from part of a re-port issued by the Canadian Associa-tion of Professional Apiculturalists(CAPA) issued Spring 2008.

Is CCD in Canada?The symptoms by which CCD is

being characterised in the U.S. havenot been diagnosed by professionalapiculturists in Canada. Though Ca-nadian bees do not seem to be experi-encing CCD-like symptoms, it is im-portant to realise that higher levels ofwintering and spring mortality inCanada may be related to the samecasual factors as CCD losses in theU.S. Because longer winter conditionspreclude the active brooding and fly-ing of colonies found in early-seasonpollination areas of the U.S., coloniesin Canada may not exhibit similarcolony-level symptoms. Instead, it isconceivable that Canadian producersmay simply see these effects as highernumbers of dead colonies coming outof winter or those described as dwin-dling during the early spring.

Most scientists in the U.S. andCanada would agree that what is be-ing described as CCD in the U.S. andthe high winter losses seen in Canadaare likely being caused by several com-mon interacting stress factors actingon honey bee colonies. Researchers inboth countries are examining similarroot causes of these stresses and theireffects on bees.

What is being done in Canada?Researchers in Canada remain in

close contact with principal scientistsassigned to the U.S. Working Groupon CCD. Members of CAPA have alsobeen actively monitoring the status of

bee health across the country and aresharing scientific information.

Samples of adult honey beesamples from across the country havebeen collected for the detection of theparasite, Nosema ceranae. Based onthese efforts in 2007, it was deter-mined that the parasite was presentin all Canadian provinces, with N.ceranae and N. apis found in approxi-mately similar proportions. This is incontrast to the U.S. where N. apis isnow seldom found in samples. In ad-dition, infections of N. ceranae and N.apis can also be found in the samecolony.

The impact of N. ceranae on honeybees is not well understood and it islikely a factor in the survival of colo-nies already under multiple stresses.Currently, CAPA members employed byfederal and provincial governments, aswell those in Canadian universitiesare undertaking research projects tobetter understand this parasite. Aimsinclude determining the seasonal oc-currence of N. ceranae in Canada, de-veloping strategies for effectively man-aging this parasite as well as evaluat-ing the use of novel therapeuticagents. Early indications suggest thatN. ceranae is susceptible to fumagil-lin, the only registered therapeutic

agent against N. apis. Nevertheless,much work is needed to determinebest management practices to controlthis organism.

Researchers within CAPA are alsoevaluating alternative control optionsfor varroa mites, methods of integratedpest management for honey bee colo-nies and the breeding of honey beequeen stock more tolerant of diseasesand mites. Members of CAPA, in co-operation with the Canadian HoneyCouncil, are also pursuing the regis-tration of alternative products varroacontrol in Canada.

Dr. Maurice V. Smith (1920-2008)Dr. Smith joined the Apiculture

Department at the Ontario AgriculturalCollege -University of Guelph in 1949as a lecturer. Smith received his Ph.D.under Dr. Dyce at Cornell University.Dr. Smith continued his work at theGuelph retiring as professor of apicul-ture. His profession led him to France,Kenya, Colombia and Peru. Mauriceworked along with G.F.Townsend, AlAdie, P.W. Burke, and R.W. Shuel.

Maurice was a veteran of the Sec-ond World War, serving as a radartechnician with 436 Squadron of theR.C.A.F.; speaker for the DominionInstitute Memory Project.

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Looking Ahead2009 – Holiday Valley Resort

Ellicottville, NY

2010 – North CarolinaLocation to be determined

Register On Line This Year

Remember you can registeron our website with yourMasterCard or Visa. Thepast couple of years we areup to about one-third of ourattendees registeringonline.

www.easternapiculture.org.

Ontario BeekeepersAssociation MeetingsSummer MeetingOrilliaJuly 12

OBA-CHC Joint MeetingNiagara Falls, CanadaDecember 10-13

For more information contactinfo@ontariobee.com

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From The ColoniesNews • Events • Gossip From The EAS Beeyard

2008 Society Board of DirectorsALABAMAJim Carmack 2011201 17th Ave. N.W.Birmingham, AL 35215205.854.8334director.al@easternapiculture.org

CONNECTICUTJohn Baker 201052 Headquarters RoadLitchfield, CT 06759860.567.8427director.ct@easternapiculture.org

DELAWAREWarren Seaver 20113619 Bayside Dr.Dover, DE 19901director.de@easternapiculture.org

FLORIDAMalcolm Sanford 20115002 NW 64th LaneGainesville, FL 32653352.3369744director.fl@easternapiculture.org

GEORGIARobert Brewer 2009P.O. Box 369Hiawassee, GA 30546706.896.5249director.ga@easternapiculture.org

ILLINOISvacant 20011

INDIANADave Laney 201025725 New RoadNorth Liberty, IN 46554574.656.8701director.in@easternapiculture.org

KENTUCKYRobin Mountain 20081210 Yuma TrailFrankfort, KY 40601502.545.1878director.ky@easternapiculture.org

LOUISIANAvacant 2010

MAINECarol Cottrill 2010164 Wyman RoadRumford, ME 04276director.me@easternapiculture.org

MARYLANDDavid Morris 20109309 Montpelier DriveLaurel, MD 20708301.725.6185240.485.7767 (cell)director.md@easternapiculture.org

MASSACHUSETTSDaniel Conlon 2008Warm Colors Apiary2 South Mill River RoadSouth Deerfield, MA 01373413.665.4513director.ma@easternapiculture.org

MASTER BKPRS.Barry Thompson 200913201 Moran DriveNorth Potomac, MD 20878301.947.4652director.mb@easternapiculture.org

MICHIGANEarl Hoffman 200834936 W. Chicago StreetLivonia, MI 48150734.427.7649734.635.3930director.mi@easternapiculture.org

MISSISSIPPIvacant 2011

NEW BRUNSWICKvacant 2010

NEW FOUNDLANDvacant 20011

NEW HAMPSHIREvacant 2008

NEW JERSEYDavid Peregmon 201133 Chestnut StreetPennsville, NJ 08070856.678.4651director.nj@easternapiculture.org

NEW YORKAaron Morris 2010P.O. Box 246Round Lake, NY 12151518.899.6113director.ny@easternapiculture.org

NORTH CAROLINADavid Tarpy 2008Ent. Department, NCSUP.O. Box 7613Raleigh, NC 27696-7613919.515.1660919.515.7746 (fax)director.nc@easternapiculture.org

NOVA SCOTIAvacant 2009

OHIOJoe Kovaleski 2009167 Rosslyn Blvd.Steubenville, OH 43952740.632.7500director.oh@easternapiculture.org

ONTARIOKeith Forsyth 2009436 Maple AvenueGrimsby, ONT L3M 3B9905.945.4928director.on@easternapiculture.org

PENNSYLVANIAWarren Miller 2009P.O. Box 64Mingoville, PA 16856814.383.4331director.pa@easternapiculture.org

PRINCE EDW. ISLvacant 2010

QUEBECvacant 2009

RHODE ISLANDEd Lafferty 2011423 Fruit Hill AvenueNorth Providence, RI 02911401.353.6644director.ri@easternapiculture.org

SOUTH CAROLINASteve Genta 20093450 Fork Shoals RoadGreenville, SC 29680864.243.9013director.sc@easternapiculture.org

TENNESSEEElaine Holcombe 2008P.O. Box 303Shelbyville, TN 37162931.684.0826

VERMONTvacant 2010

VIRGINIABilly Davis 2009P.O. Box 415Purcellville, VA 20134540.751.0071director.va@easternapiculture.org

WEST VIRGINIAGerry Fitzgerald 2008398 Carylyle RoadMartinsburg, WV 25401director.wv@easternapiculture.org

WISCONSINvacant 2008

HISTORIANRichard ChapinRR 1, Box 102AMontrose, PA 18801570.278.1094 ph & faxhistorian@easternapiculture.org

EAS JOURNALKathy Summers7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256330.461.1081 (c)330.725.6677, Ext. 3215journal@easternapiculture.org

CHAIRMAN EMERITUSKim Flottum7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256330.722.2021330.725.5624 (fax)kim@beeculture.com

WEBMASTERRick Hough9 Royal Crest Dr. #12Nashua, NH 03060603.459.8844webmaster@easternapiculture.org

EAS belongs to most of our region’s StateAssociations in order to keep up with what’sgoing on in the Colonies. If we don’t yetbelong to your Association contact Loretta sowe can sign up. And, send your newsletter toour Editor so we can keep up.

The GA Beekeepers Association will beholding their annual Fall meeting September26-27 at the Rabun County Civic Center, 201W. Savanna St., Clayton.

Speakers include Robert Brewer, SteveForrest, Randy Oliver, Dan Purvis, BerryWright and more.

For more information and to register visitwww.gabeekeeping.com.

The Empire State Honey ProducersAssociation will hold their summer picnicJuly 19 at George & Joyce Lyke’s summercottage on Oneida Lake. The meeting willbegin at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served, pleasebring your own table service, lawn chairs,drinks, and a dish to pass. Further detailswill be posted when available on the ESHPAweb page www.eshpa.org.

The NC State Beekeepers Associationinvites all beekeepers to the annual SummerConference at Sandhills Community Collegein Pinehurst, July 10-12.

Speakers include Bob Danka, JenniferBerry, Kirsten Traynor, and Mayann Frazier.

Workshop topics: queen rearing, healingwith honey, removing bees from structures,cooking with honey, and more. A banquet willbe held Friday evening. Vendor exhibits andsales booths will display equipment, sup-plies, gifts, and the latest beekeeping books.

For information visitwww.ncbeekeepers.org/meetings or CharlesHeatherly, 919.859.6995,heath7@bellsouth.net.

Pennsylvania State Beekeepers willhold their two-day summer event July 18-19at the Penn State Wiley Research Center(close to Beaver Stadium). It starts Fridaymorning at 10:00 a.m. and continues all daySaturday. Speakers include Tammy Horn,Eastern Kentucky University.

For information or to register contact814.383.4331 or superbee22@hotmail.com

November 22, 2008 The 3rd AnnualSouthern New England Beekeepers As-sembly will be at the Unitarian Society ofNew Haven in Hamden, CT. This is an all-day event; lunch will be available and ven-dors will be present. It is co-sponsored bythe Backyard Beekeepers Association; CTBeekeepers Association and the WicwasPress. For more information, visitwww.sneba.com.

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EAS JournalKathy Summers, Editor7011 Spieth RoadMedina, OH 44256

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