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 the role bees play in human health. Listen to internationally recognized pollinator experts such as UMN’s Dr. Elaine Evans, whose research on bumble bees is opening eyes on their role as pollinators, UT- San Antonio, Dr. Ferhat Ozturk who is exploring the medicinal properties of honey, and Cornell’s Dr. Tom Seeley who has written best selling books on the social structure of honeybees. His latest book is “Piping Hot Bees & Boisterous Buzz Runners”. NEMNBA members get $5 off registration.
Date: Saturday, February 15
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: FDLTCC Commons
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 the role bees play in human health. Listen to internationally recognized pollinator experts such as UMN’s Dr. Elaine Evans, whose research on bumble bees is opening eyes on their role as pollinators, UT- San Antonio, Dr. Ferhat Ozturk who is exploring the medicinal properties of honey, and Cornell’s Dr. Tom Seeley who has written best selling books on the social structure of honeybees. His latest book is “Piping Hot Bees & Boisterous Buzz Runners”. NEMNBA members get $5 off registration.
2025 Bee Symposium Agenda
8:30 AM — Doors Open
9:00 AM — Welcome
9:30 AM — Beginning Beekeeping, Scott Collver, Auditorium
— Honey Immunity Boosters!, Shannon Judd, Room 230
10:45 AM — Nature-based Beekeeping, Tom Seeley, Auditorium
12:00 PM — Lunch & Prize Giveaway, Commons
1:00 PM —The Lives of Bumble Bees, Elaine Evans, Auditorium
2:00 PM — Medicinal Use of Honey: Evidence-based Applications. Ferhat Ozturk, Auditorium
Registration Fee: $30 NEMNBA Discount: $5 Off https://tempotickets.com/Bee25
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.