Talks

Upcoming Conferences and Presentations: 2014

May 17, 2014 Presentation in Seattle.
June 7, Ohio Beekeepers Association meeting, honey bee anatomy (2 repeats)
June 17, Dow Corning Corporation, CCD and honey bees
June 30, Cromaine Library, Hartland, Michigan
July 12-14, Carbondale, IL, Heartland Apicultural Society Conference

2012/2013 Past Presentations:

  1. July 11-13, 2013, Heartland Beekeepers Association, talks on bee behavior and effect of pesticides on bee homing.
  2. July 28, 2013, Xinjiang, China, Keynote speaker on honey bee biology conference
  3. Sept 29-Oct 4, 2013, Apimondia, Kiev, Ukraine
  4. Nov, 2013. Entomological Society of America, Austin TX
  5. Jan, 2013. American Bee Research Conference, San Antonio, TX
  6. March 2, 2013: Worchester Country Beekeepers Association (MA) . Talks on effect of nosema on bees and varroa mite reproductive biology.
  7. March 3, 2013. Rhode Island Beekeepers Association.
  8. March 8/9, 2013: MSU ANR Beekeeping Program. Morphology and Anatomy of honey bees.
  9. May 9, 2013: Blueberry pollination.  Blueberry grower meeting (40).
  10. June 10, 2013: Honey bee diseases and pests (80), honey bee photography (60). Comb, MSU pavillion.
  11. “Catching a swarm of honey bees,” Michigan Beekeepers’ Association Fall Meeting, E. Lansing, MI Dec 2011 (35 x 2 people)
  12. Oct 5, 2012: “Homing in honey bees: relay learning and how pesticide interaction affects it,” Dow Corning Technical Exchange Society, Midland, MI.

I can speak on a variety of topics on honey bees: such as honey bee biology, honey bee behavior, photography of honey bees (beetography), honey bee pheromones, Nosema disease, Varroa mite biology, honey bee pests and diseases, beekeeping in China.

Research summary talks: Does Nosema apis produce JH to make bees forage earlier? Effect of transportation on honey bees, Effect of transgenic pollen on honey bees, Do varroa mites prefer nurses as phoretic hosts, if so, why?

Please check my calendar below for availability of speaking engagements.

Past Presentations

I have spoken almost every year since the inception of HAS (Heartland Apicultural Association) and about 4-5 times at EAS (Eastern Apicultural Association). Besides speaking at Michigan Beekeepers Association and Southeast Michigan Beekeepers Association, I have been to beekeeping associations at states such as Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, New York, North Carolina and Virginia. Total presentations so far: 341 (including presentations at scientific conferences and invited departmental seminars).

International Experience

I have been invited by the French Beekeepers Association and French Bee Breeding Association, Canberra Beekeepers Association and interacted with beekeepers in China, Thailand and the Philippines. I taught beekeeping classes to Nepalese beekeepers for 2 weeks during 2007.

 

Updated May 18, 2013