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2024 Bee Symposium
February 10 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
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
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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