The Langley Bee Club

Invites all new and experienced beekeepers to attend the

Fall Educational Symposium On Current Beekeeping Issues

September 25, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm and Meadery
2595 Lefeuvre Rd. Abbotsford. 604-856-2125
Mark Saturday, September 25th 2010 on Your Calendar!

The featured speakers include: Paul van Westendorp, Provincial Apiculturist, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

Dr. Elizabeth Elle, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, SFU
Native Bees in BC: Their Diversity and Contribution to Pollination.

Dr. Stephen Pernal, Research Scientist, AAFC Beaverlodge Research Farm and Past-President of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists

Jaquie Bunse, British Columbia Apiary Inspector, Fraser Valley/Howe Sound, Agriculture Education and Services

Heather Higo, B.Sc., M.Sc., worked with Dr. Mark Winston in the SFU Bee Research Lab for over 20 years

Daniela Bates, Apiculture Information and Data Coordinator

Dr. Leonard Foster, Canada Research Chair in Proteomics and an Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UBC

Cameron G. Lait, Research and Development Scientist, Contech Enterprises Inc., Delta, B.C., Honey Bee Brood Pheromone Research and Development
Dr. Dewey M. Caron, Emeritus Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
Affiliate Faculty Horticulture Dept., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Summary of W.A.S. Conference and Colony Natural History, Yearly Cycle with Emphasis on “Crunch” Times.

The Langley Bee Club will be hosting the day’s activities including lunch
Admission is by donation: with half the proceeds going to the Boone Hodgson Wilkinson Bee Research Fund
and half going to the Langley Bee Club to help defray the expenses of the day

Best Western Country Meadows located on 264th St. in Aldergrove The rate is $96.00 plus tax, comes with free continental breakfast
Call 604-856-0086 or Toll Free 1-800-834-0833 (approx. 4 km from venue)

Super 8 Motel located at the 264th St. interchange and Hwy 1
The rate is $89.00 plus tax, comes with free continental breakfast, indoor pool with slide
Call 604-856-8288 or Toll Free 1-800-800-8000 (approx. 8 km from venue).

For accommodations at either of the above participants should say they are attending the beekeepers symposium
sponsored by the Langley Division of the B.C. Honey Producers Assoc.

LIMITED SPACE:
Preregistration is required. Phone 604 856 2125 or e-mail jwcampbell@telus.net.
Avoid disappointment; be one of the first 125 people to register!