2024 BIG BEE BUZZ

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Friday Evening

6:00 – 6:25 p.m.          Check-in & Registration

6:25 – 6:30 p.m.          Welcome and Opening Remarks

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.          Jeff Horchoff – My Beekeeping Journey

7:45 – 8:45 p.m.          Alvaro De La Mora Pena – Single Brood Chamber Management

Friday Evening – Open Youth Presentation

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.          Natalee Summers – You and Me...And Our Start with the Honeybee (Parent or Chaperone must remain onsite for all participating youth)

Saturday

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.          Check- in registration

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.        Natalee Summers - It's More Than Just Sugar and Water... Feeding              

Serves a Purpose

10:10 – 11:00 a.m.     Alvaro De La Mora Pena – Queen Selection Research

11:10 – 12:00 p.m.     Jeff Horchoff – Growing by Making Splits

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break

1:00 – 1:50 p.m.          Alvaro De La Mora Pena – Managing Nosema

2:00 – 2:50 p.m.          Natalee Summers – From Comb to Brood, to Honey and Food...The Resource Hive Does It All

3:00 – 3:50 p.m.          Jeff Horchoff - Methods for a great honey crop

Silent Auction Closes at 4:00 p.m.

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.          Joint Session:  Q&A Panel with All Speakers

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.          Announce Silent Auction Winners & Wrap Up

There will be a 10-minute break between speaker presentations.