Programme for BIBBA Conference 2008

Date

Conference on Saturday September 20th and Sunday September 21st 2008 at the National Bee Centre, NAC, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG.

Conference theme

Strategies for improving your own bees - with a little help from your friends.

Programme for Saturday

20th September

9.00   Arrival and register
9.15   Welcome and start - Terry Clare (President BIBBA)
9.30   'The basics of bee breeding' - Professor R. Pickard
10.45  Coffee 11.15  'Selection and culling to improve our bees' - Mr. D. Ryan (FIBKA)

12.30  Buffet lunch

1.30   'Instrumental Insemination' - Mr. R. Jackman
2.30  ' - Two techniques' - Mr T. Clare
3.30  Tea
4.00   'The use of mini-nucs in queen rearing' - Mr. C. deBruyn
5.00   Finish

Conference dinner

7.30 pm at Garden Organic Ryton Restaurant after a tour around their organic gardens and bees.

Programme for Sunday

21st September

9.30   'Sharing the best - group queen rearing in Northern Ireland' Mr. M Eddie
10.45  Coffee
Numbers are limited for demonstrations and practicals so sign up early.
11.15  Demonstration of II (R. Jackman and M. Collier)
11.15  Demonstration/practical of morphometry (T. Clare)
11.15  Demonstration/practical of using mini-nucs (C. deBruyn)

12.30  Buffet lunch

1.30   Demonstrations/practicals as above
2.45   Panel - Brainstorm - The future of the native or near native bee?
3.45   Tea/coffee - Good byes

(A large attendance may cause some changes to the Sunday programme.)

For conference fees see Booking Form

Accommodation will need to be booked and paid for separately.
Either at Stoneleigh - Blackdown Village (basic) approx. £30 Phone:- 02476 690123 or look at wide selection on the Stoneleigh website.

Queries about booking to Tom Robinson... Phone 01904 626170.
Email... mautomrobee AT btopenworld.com