Join us for the annual Bee Symposium at FDLTCC! From great vendors and information tables to esteemed guest speakers you’ll learn everything from beginning beekeeping to pest and disease management. Listen to internationally recognized pollinator experts such as Dr. Marla Spivak, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and founder of the UMN Bee Lab, and Dr. Judy Wu Smart, director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bee Lab. If you are or become a member of NEMNBA you will receive $5 off your admission.
Date: Saturday, February 10
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: FDLTCC Commons
The Environmental Institute and NEMNBA are pleased to announce our in person 2024 Bee Symposium. From great vendors and information tables to esteemed guest speakers, you’ll learn everything from beginning beekeeping to pest and disease management. The best part is if you become a member with NEMNBA, you receive $5 off your admission. Anyone that becomes a member of NEMNBA will receive $5 off admission.
Lunch will be provided. Registration is available in advance through Tempo Tickets or at the door on February 10.
2024 Agenda
- 8:30 AM – Doors Open
- 9:00 AM – Welcome
- 9:30 AM – Grow Your Own Pollinator Plants & Beginning Beekeeping
- 10:45 AM – Pests and Disease Management of the Hive & Meet the Wild Pollinators: Biology Basics and Best Practices for Conservation
- 12:00 PM – Lunch
- 1:00 PM – Non-target effects of Pesticide Exposure on Bees in Agroecosystem: A Case Study from Nebraska
- 2:00 PM – Honey Bee Health Care
- 3:00 PM – Closing Remarks
Join us for the 2024 Bee Symposium on February 10.
Cost: $30
Register online in advance or at the door on February 10.
Early registration is available online through Tempo Tickets.
Pre-registration can be paid by credit card, only cash or check will be accepted for registration at the door.
Register Online for the 2024 Bee Symposium
Sign up to become a NEMNBA member and receive $5 off your registration. Current NEMNBA members also receive $5 off registration.
Registration will be available at the door on February 10. Payments for registration at the door can be made with cash or check.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College created the Environmental Institute concept on campus to actively promote the educational and cultural growth of the community in studies covering natural resources and the environment. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College uses the Environmental Institute in environmental resource areas to follow all points of the College’s mission and coordinate ongoing education, research, outreach, and other activities. This emphasis allows Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College to fulfill its status as a United States Land Grant Institution by “being a people’s college and solving problems which benefit people.”
The Environmental Institute is determined to be a catalyst for positive change in our community. Visit the Environmental Institute’s YouTube channel and Facebook page for current happenings.
Getting to Campus:
Take the Highway 33/Cloquet exit from Interstate 35, go north approximately one mile to Washington Avenue and turn right. Go to the first stop sign at 14th Street. Turn right onto 14th Street and follow for about one mile. The campus is on the right hand side of 14th Street. Parking is available in any of the lots that surround the main building. On-campus parking is free.
Please contact Courtney Kowalczak at courtneyk@fdltcc.edu with any questions about the 2024 Bee Symposium.