6th Annual Mason Valley Beekeepers Conference What’s all the buzz about? The Mason Valley Beekeepers are hosting their 6th annual conference on Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27, 2016 at Pioneer Crossing Convention Center in Yerington, Nevada. The featured conference speakers are Randy Oliver, a world renowned “scientific beekeeper” from California; and Dr. Lawrence Connor, Entomologist, Wicwas Press publisher and author from Kalamazoo, MI. The conference begins with a Friday evening social, “Meet and Greet in Bee-Friendly Yerington” begins at 6:00 PM and ends at 9:00 PM. The speakers will include Randy Oliver and Trevor Rotoli, Just Brew It […]

2016 WAS Conference, planned for the Ala Moana Hotel in beautiful Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii! The conference theme announced in November is “Beekeeping in Hawaii: New Insights into Old Questions.” The distinct islands, each with their own set of pests and parasites, provide researchers with natural laboratories in which to study the effects of the mite on colony health. The work conducted in Hawaii has opened the doors to new perspectives with respect to virus evolution, varroa’s impact, and colony management. The program will include professionals and students who are working on these research programs, many unique […]