78th Annual Tasmanian Beekeepers Association Conference

Tasmanian Beekeepers Association / 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

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Location: Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, 1 Macquarie St, Hobart
Date: May 26, 2023
Duration: 2 Days