79th Annual Tasmanian Beekeepers Association Conference
79th Annual Tasmanian Beekeepers Association Conference
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This year, the annual conference will be held at the Grand Chancellor, Launceston.
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Click here to download the Honey Competition Schedule
Day 1: Friday 31st May, 2024
9.30am
REGISTRATION
10.00am
WELCOME BY PRESIDENT
APOLOGIES
REMEMBRANCE PAUSE
CONFIRMATION OF 2023 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 ERIC ABETZ MHA
1.15pm
SPEAKER – DR JODY GERDTS – BEE SCIENTIFICS – ‘Queen Rearing’
1.45pm
SPEAKER – DR COOPER SCHOUTEN, DIRECTOR SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY BEE RESEARCH AND EXTENTION LAB – ‘The Varroa Conundrum: Insight and Practical Management Solutions.’
2.15pm
AHBIC ANNUAL REPORT – CEO – DANNY LE FEUVRE
2.45pm
SPEAKER – MR JON LOCKWOOD – ‘Report on the Import Honey Subcommittee as Chair of the Committee’
3.15pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.45pm
SPEAKER – MR ROD BOURKE, NSW BEE BIOSECURITY OFFICER.” Varroa management, chemicals and how Tasmanian beekeepers can minimise residues”.
* Agenda subject to change
Day 2: Saturday 1st June, 2024
9.00am
REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION OF HONEY/PHOTO COMPETITION ENTRIES
9.30am
ANNUAL MEETING – General Business
10.30am
MORNING TEA
11.00am
SPEAKER – MR JON LOCKWOOD – GOLFIELDS HONEY. N.S.W. ‘Personal experience with Varroa at Goldfields Honey’
11.30am
SPEAKER – DR JODY GERDTS – BEE SCENTIFICES – ‘Bee Breeding’
12 noon
LUNCH
1.00pm
ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS AND GENERAL BUSINESS
1.10pm
SPEAKER – WORKSHOP ON QUEEN BREEDING
1.30pm
SPEAKER -DR COOPER SCHOUTEN – DIRECTOR SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY BEE RESEARCH AND EXTENTION LAB ‘Island Sanctuary: Safeguarding Tasmanian’s Bees from Varroa Invasion’
2.00pm
SPEAKER – ANITA LONG – JUNIOR BEEKEEPEERS
2.30pm
SPEAKER –- NSW BEE BIOSECURITY OFFICER – “My observations on how quickly varroa moves through an apiary and affects hive health”.
3.00pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.30pm
SPEAKER – Leatherwood Promotion update
4.00pm
SPEAKER – PANEL DISCUSSION
4.30PM
CLOSE
ANNUAL DINNER 6.00PM FOR 6.30PM – PRESENTATION TO WINNERS OF THE HONEY COMPETITION
*agenda subject to change