Featured Speakers


Dr. Lewis Bartlett


Michael Bush
graphic arts, to construction to computer programming and a few more in between. Currently, he is working in computers.
He has been keeping bees since the mid 70’s, usually from two to seven hives up until the year 2000. Varroa forced more experimentation which required more hives and the number has grown steadily over the years from then. By 2008 it was about 200 hives. He is active on many of the Beekeeping forums with last count at about 50,000 posts between all of them.
Other Speakers
Fleming Mattox, Francis Reay-Jones, Tom Nolan, Glen Severt
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
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Registration |
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Lobby |
Honey Show Entries Accepted
Coordinator: Steve Genta |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Vendor Space |
Doughnuts, Muffins, Coffee |
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Main Room |
SCBA Business Update
Speaker: Kerry Owen |
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Vendor Area |
Vendors/Break |
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM
Main Room |
Crowding and Caravans: I Industrial Beekeeping Bad for Bees?
Speaker: Dr. Lewis Bartlett |
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Honey Judging
Coordinator: Steve Genta |
10:20 AM – 11:15 AM
Main Room |
Four Simple Steps to Healthier Bees
Speaker: Michael Bush |
11:15 AM – 11:50 AM
Main Room |
Science/DNA Technical Side
Speaker Fleming Mattox, MD |
11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
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Lunch |
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Main Room |
Honey Show Results
Coordinator: Steve Genta |
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Main Room |
IPM: How Clemson Educates Farmers to Use it in Tehri Pest Management Operations
Speaker: Francis Reay-Jones |
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Vendor Area |
Break/Visit Vendors |
2:20 PM – 3:00 PM
Main Room |
Mite-Away Treatments for Hot/Humid Conditions
Speaker: Tom Nolan, NOD |
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Main Room |
Zero Mite Count Theory
Speaker: Glen Severt |
3:30 PM – 4:42 PM
Main Room |
Lazy Beekeeping: How to Accomplish More While Working Less by Doing Things Differently
Speaker: Michael Bush |
4:25 PM – 5:15 PM
Main Room |
Bee Breeding: Problems and Promises of Darwinian Beekeeping
Speaker: Dr. Lewis Bartlett |
5:15 PM | Adjourn |
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Lobby |
Registration |
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Lobby |
Honey Show Entries Accepted
Coordinator: Steve Genta |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Vendor Space |
Doughnuts, Muffins, Coffee |
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Main Room |
SCBA Business Update
Speaker: Kerry Owen |
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Vendor Area |
Vendors/Break |
9:20 AM – 11:50 AM
TBA |
Session 1
Brutz English and Steve Genta |
11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Vendor Area |
Lunch |
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
TBA |
Session 2
Brutz English and Steve Genta |
5:15 PM | Adjourn |