There is also a Cracker Barrel, McDonalds, Wendy s, Napoli s Pizza, Arby s, Jumbo Chinese and Bob Evans at this Exit.

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2 The address for West Virginia University of Parkersburg 300 Campus Drive Parkersburg, WV Exit 174A off I-77 East 1.2 miles on Route 47 Here is a list of hotels in the area that are close to WVU-P. All four of these hotels are off I-77 Exit 172 two exits south of the college in Mineral Wells: Comfort Suites, 167 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells, WV (304) Mention Honey Bee Expo and get the special rate of $79.00 plus tax for a King or Queen bed. Microtel Inn & Suites, 94 Old Nicholette Road, Mineral Wells, WV (304) Mention Honey Bee Expo and get the special rate of $54.00 plus tax for a 1 or 2 Queen room. Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 80 Old Nicholette Road, Mineral Wells, WV (304) Mention Honey Bee Expo and get the special rate of $99.00 plus tax for a King or 2 Queen Room. Hampton Inn, 64 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells, WV (304) Mention Honey Bee Expo and get the special rate of $80.00 plus tax for a 2 Queen or 1 King room. There is also a Cracker Barrel, McDonalds, Wendy s, Napoli s Pizza, Arby s, Jumbo Chinese and Bob Evans at this Exit. If you have an address and include it on your registration form, we will send you verification of payment received. It will be winter and weather is unpredictable. We will not cancel the Expo unless WVU-P closes it s doors due to severe weather conditions. So please check the website ( or Facebook ( before leaving your home. Please use good judgment and hope to see you on Saturday, January 27 th! If you have questions you can them to expo@movba.org.

3 www Pre - Registration Form for Honey Bee Expo 2018 (Complete one form for each attendee) Pre-registration deadline to get this paper and payment to us is Saturday, January 13, On this paper are a list of 4 workshop sessions and a list of classes for each session. Please mark (1) class you would be interested in attending for each workshop session. You will mark a total of (4) classes in all. This does not guarantee you a seat in that class, but will help us plan so we might accommodate most of you! It is your responsibility to get to that class on time if not early! Please Print And Return ONE form for EACH attendee. Name: Address: City: State: Zip code: Phone # Can we contact you by next year about the 2019 Expo? Yes No PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IN LUNCH PROCEDURE: Lunch will be offered by the college for an additional charge of $9.00. THIS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO PRE-REGISTER AND PREPAY. THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL LUNCH TICKETS SOLD THE DAY OF THE EXPO. See backside of page one of this packet for a list of local eateries. The meal includes: 6 sub - turkey, ham, beef or vegetable all come with cheese, a chef salad, chips, fruit cup, cookies and soda. If you would like the meal, please include $9.00 for each lunch with your application. Please check which box you prefer. Yes, I will be getting the lunch Ham Vegetable Turkey Beef No, I will be on my own Over to Back

4 Workshop I (9:40-10:30) Beginning Beekeeping I (This class is for new and prospective beekeepers.) May and June Pollinating Plants Colony Decision Making Process Recipe for Disaster Bee Behavior by Reading the Frames Diseases Protein and Honey to Power the Body Workshop II (10:45-11:35) Beginning Beekeeping II (This class will continue from Beekeeping I) A Control for Hive Beetles: It s not if, but when Rebuilding an Apiary after a Loss Raising Your Own Queens Part 1 Health -- Powered by Bees When Do Honey Bees Need our Help? LUNCH (11:35-1:00) Workshop III (1:20-2:10) Beginning Beekeeping III (This class will continue from Beekeeping II) The Sustainable Backyard Apiary Herbs that Attract Bees to the Garden Raising Your Own Queens Part 2 Bee Behaviors Beginners Guide to Supering Swam Traps Workshop IV (2:25-3:15) Second Year Beekeeping Honey Bee Viruses The Apothecary in the Hive A Control for Hive Beetles: It s not if, but when Neonicotoids What s Your Game Plan?... Clue or Monopoly?. More than a roll of the dice. Swarm Traps

5 Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Association Presents: HONEY BEE EXPO 2018 Saturday, January 27, 2018 WVU at Parkersburg Program Schedule 7:30-8:30AM Registration Complementary coffee, tea, hot chocolate and pastries. 8:30-8:40AM Welcome and Introductions Kenny Bach, President, MOVBA 8:40 9:25AM A Bee s Perspective of Bee Biology - Keynote Speaker Dr. Larry Connor 15 Minute Break 9:40 10:30AM Workshop Session 1 1. Beginning Beekeeping I - MOVBA Members In this class you will be taught about the different woodenware and what it is used for. This session is for the new and prospective beekeepers. 2. May and June Pollinating Plants - Laird Ruble, MOVBA Member 3. Colony Decision Making Process Dr. Parry Kietzman, Appalachian Headwaters Beekeeping Collective 4. Recipe for Disaster - Wade Stiltner, WV Apiarist 5. Bee Behavior by Reading the Frames David Allen 6. Diseases Rebecca Moretto, WV Bee Inspector 7. Protein and Honey to Power the Body - MOVBA Members 15 Minute Break 10:45-11:35AM Workshop Session II 1. Beginning Beekeeping II - MOVBA Members Let s put the bees in their house! Learn about the honeybee, what jobs they are assigned, how they draw out wax, different races and casts of bees and much more. Again, this class is for the new and prospective beekeepers. 2. A Control for Hive Beetles : It s not a matter of if; it s a matter of when. - Joel Hausser Over to Back

6 3. Rebuilding an Apiary after a Loss Dr. Larry Connor 4. Raising Your Own Queens, Part 1 - Wade Stiltner, WV Apiarist 5. Health Powered by Bees - Jeannie Saum, BEEpothecary Products 6. When do Honey Bees Need Our Help? - Teresa Wagoner, MOVBA Member 11:35-1:00PM LUNCH AND VENDOR BREAK 12:15 1:15PM After lunch, you can come to the auditorium where David Allen will have a short talk on Ethical Beekeeping Practices and a Q&A. 1:20-2:10PM Workshop Session III 1.Beginning Beekeeping III - MOVBA Members Let s bee careful and safe while working with the bees. Learn about proper attire, how to keep a smoker lit and learn about various tools and their uses. What about feeding and winter preparation? Can t leave that out! 2. The Sustainable Backyard Apiary - Dr. Larry Connor 3. Herbs that Attract Bees to the Garden Mona Barrett and Joan Fontaine, Master Gardeners 4. Raising Your Own Queens, Part 2 - Wade Stiltner, WV Apiarist 5. Bee Behavior David Allen 6. A Beginners Guide to Supering - Rebecca Moretto, WV Bee Inspector 7. Swarm Traps Sam Hammett, MOVBA Member 15 Minutes Break 2:25 3:15PM Workshop Session IV 1. Second Year Beekeeping MOVBA Members 2. Honey Bee Viruses - Dr. Parry Kietzman, Appalachian Headwaters Beekeeping Collective 3. The Apothecary in the Hive - Jeannie Saum, BEEpothecary Products 4. A Control for Hive Beetles : It s not a matter of if; it s a matter of when. - Joel Hausser 5. Neonicotoids J. J. Barrett Wood County Extension, WV Dept. of Agriculture 6. What s Your Game Plan? Clue or Monopoly? It s more than a roll of the dice - Teresa Wagoner & Sally Blessing, MOVBA Member 7. Swarm Traps Sam Hammett, MOVBA Member

7 Speaker Biographies Dr. Lawrence John Connor Dr. Larry Connor was born in Kalamzoo and graduated from Richland High School in He earned three degrees in entomology from Michigan State University and was hired as Extension Entomologist in Apiculture at the Ohio State University in In 1976 he was hired by Chuck Dadant of Dadant and Sons to run a new bee breeding program located in Labelle, Florida. Called Genetic Systems, Inc. this firm had two missions: to produce breeder queens for the Starline and Midnite hybrid bee programs (established by Dr. G.H. Bud Cale, Jr.), and to mass produce instrumentally inseminated three-line hybrid bees called the Cale 876 Hybrid. Connor left Florida late 1980 and lived in Cheshire and New Haven, Connecticut. In 2007, due to pressure of travel, he relocated to Kalamazoo and continues to write books and publish for Wicwas Press as well as serves as a monthly columnist for Bee Culture Magazine and the American Bee Journal. In huge demand on the beekeeping speaking circuit, Connor travels widely to speak at beekeeper meetings. He also conducts workshops on queen rearing and bee breeding, honey bee microscopy and related topics. Since childhood Connor has a strong interest in photography. He continues to expand his collection of images of bees, beekeepers and bee flora. Parry Macdonald Kietzman, PhD Dr. Kietzman has been keeping bees since high school, when she started a colony to conduct an experiment on the honey bees ability to tell time for a science competition. Kietzman then attended Wheaton College (IL) majoring in Biology and received her PhD in Entomology from the University of California at Riverside in The focus of her PhD was on group decision-making using honey bee communication signals as a model system. Dr. Kietzman s postdoctoral studies were at North Carolina State University, where she spearheaded a project on honey bee virus genetics. She is now the head of honey bee research and education for the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective, where she has been since April 2017.