78th Annual Tasmanian Beekeepers Association Conference
78th Annual Tasmanian Beekeepers Association Conference
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This year, the annual conference will be held at the Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, 1 Macquarie St, Hobart
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Day 1: Friday 26th May, 2023
9.30am
REGISTRATION
10.00am
WELCOME BY PRESIDENT
APOLOGIES
REMEMBRANCE PAUSE
CONFIRMATION OF 2022 CONFERENCE MINUTES
BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES
PRESIDENTS REPORT
FINANCIAL REPORT
OTHER REPORTS
10.30am
MORNING TEA
11.00am
APIARY OFFICERS REPORT – JULIE LUPIA
11.30am
AGRIFUTURES REPORT
12.00
LUNCH
1.00pm
OFFICIAL OPENING – MR ANDREW BISHOP – Chief Plant Protection Officer – Tasmania
1.15pm
SPEAKER – ELIZABETH FROST – Bee Plan: Aust’s National Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program
1.45pm
SPEAKER – ROD BOURKE, APIARY OFFICER DPI NSW – Varroa in NSW – a wakeup call for all beekeepers.
2.15pm
AHBIC ANNUAL REPORT – CEO – DANNY LE FEUVRE
2.45pm
SPEAKER – PROFFESOR ROBERT BANKS, ELIZABETH FROST – Breeding Happy, Healthy busy bees – opportunities for a bright future
3.15pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.45pm
SPEAKER – JESS LOCARNINI
6.00pm
Dinner
* Agenda subject to change
Day 2: Saturday 27th May, 2023
9.00am
REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION OF HONEY/PHOTO COMPETITION ENTRIES
9.30am
ANNUAL MEETING – General Business
10.30am
MORNING TEA
11.00am
SPEAKER – GEORGIA MOORE – Authentication of Australia Honey by Phenolic Profiling
11.20am
SPEAKER – MR TOM WALTERS & DR PETER BROOKS – Trans – Tasman Manuka Collaboration
11.40am
SPEAKER –STANISLAV NENOV – Living with Varroa since 1971
12 noon
LUNCH
1.00pm
ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS AND GENERAL BUSINESS
1.10pm
SPEAKER – MR TOM WALTERS– New Zealand Manuka Honey Today
1.30pm
SPEAKER -TASMANIAN JUNIOR BEEKEEPERS
2.00pm
SPEAKER – ELIZABETH FROST – Varroa Biology and Management Overseas
2.30pm
SPEAKER –- MADLEN KRATZ – Honey Bee Nutrition and Supplementary Feeding
3.00pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.30pm
SPEAKER – ROD BOURKE, Apiary Officer DPI NSW – Small Hive Beetle (SHB) . . . . slimy horrible little B@$t@rd$!
4.00pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
4.30pm
Close
ANNUAL DINNER 6.00PM FOR 6.30PM – PRESENTATION TO WINNERS OF THE HONEY COMPETITION
*agenda subject to change