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Join us for the largest beekeeping conference in Central Wisconsin!
On behalf of the Central Wisconsin Beekeepers Association (CWBA), we want to thank you for your commitment to the beekeeping community. NTC and CWBA have partnered to host Beek Meet 2024, featuring expert speakers and sessions that will help you improve your honey production and beekeeping skills. Virtual Attendance Virtual attendance will be available for select sessions, as listed here.
Agenda 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Check In & Vendors 8:00 a.m. - Welcome 8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. - Keynote - "Successful Hobby and Sideline Beekeeping" - Kamon Reynolds 8:55 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. - Break & Vendors 9:10 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. - Breakout Session 1 10:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. - Break & Vendors 10:20 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Breakout Session 2 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Break & Vendors 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Vendor presentations from Hill Co., Chris Hansen, Nature Image and Acorn Beekeeping Equipment 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch 12:45 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. - Featured Speaker - "Small Scale Queen Rearing" - Kamon Reynolds 1:40 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. - Break & Vendors 1:55 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Breakout Session 3 2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. - Break & Vendors 3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. - Panel Discussion with Kamon Reynolds, David Peck, Ph.D, Adam Ingrao, Ph.D, and Greg Burns 4:00 p.m. Closing Breakout Sessions Click here for Session Descriptions and Speaker's Bios Session 1: Most Recent Research - Randy Oliver (Presenting via Livestream) "Honey Packing, Grading and Labeling" - Rich Schneider "2nd Year - Now What?" - Chris Hansen (SESSION fuLL) "Treatment-Free Beekeeping" - Adrian Quiney "Collective Intelligence in Honey Bees, and the Honey Bee Dance Language" - David Peck, Ph.D Session 2: "Producing Quality Nucs for a Profit at a Small-Scale" - Adam Ingrao, Ph.D "Single Box Management" - Ian Steppler (Presenting via Livestream) "Wintering in Wisconsin" - William Werning "Queen Rearing" - Mike & Laurie Lawrence (SESSION FULL) "Healthy Hive Products" - Julie Evans Session 3: "Varroa Mite History, Biology, and Year-round Management" - David Peck, Ph.D "Heroes to Hives & AgriAbility" - Adam Ingrao, Ph.D "Spring Management" - Randy Oliver (Presenting via Livestream) "Beekeeping and a Successful Homestead" - Greg Burns (SESSION FULL) LIVE and IN PERSONStream Team Beekeeping Chat The Stream Team is a collaboration of Brian Koper(Castle Hives), Bruce Jenne (Brucesbees), and Greg Burns (Nature's Image Farm). They are the "Go To" streamers that beekeepers look to for up to date information, beekeeper interviews and everything else beekeeping!! Join us for Honey Tasting! A honey tasting competition will be held at this year's conference! This event will be limited to 25 Light and 25 Dark entries each costing $10. The bottles will be provided and need to be filled during the registration process the morning of the conference. Don't hesitate! Have your honey taste in comparison to some of the best. It will be tasted by a great panel consisting of Kamon Reynolds, Dr. David Peck, Dr. Adam Ingrao and Greg Burns! Entries and payment will be taken the morning of the conference. Cost Regular Registration - $65 Late Registration - $55 Veterans & Seniors (62+) Registration - $55 Virtual Registration (via ZOOM)- $45. We will be providing live streaming of up to five sessions held in the main conference room. This does not include access to all conference sessions. REGISTRATION UPDATE: Any WALK-IN Registrations will not get lunch. Vendors There will be a number of vendors on-site showcasing valuable products and services to elevate your hive and honey efforts. HillCo Check out HillCo products and enter the discount code BEEKMEET that is good for 10% off all pre-orders delivered to the conference. They will also have items on display that will be 10% off. The deadline for pre-orders will be midnight on March 9th. https://hillcobees.com/ Thorne Manufacturing Check out Thorne MFG products at the link provided! https://thornemfg.com/ Strong Microbials Check out Strong Microbials products at the link provided! https://www.strongmicrobials.com/ Let It Bee Check out the Let It Bee products at the link provided! https://www.letitbeeinc.com/ Mann Lake Check out Mann Lake at the link provided! https://www.mannlakeltd.com/ Apimaye https://apimaye-usa.com/ WI25 - Use discount code code WI25 for $25 off 10 Frame Hives WI20 - Use discount code WI20 for $20 off 7 Frame NUC hives WI10 - Use discount code WI10 for $10 off for all Apimaye supers & bottom boards for 10 frame wooden hives & 10 Frame Dual Feeder Pre-orders open until March 10th, 2024. PLEASE NOTE: WHEN FILLING OUT SHIPPING ADDRESS DURING CHECK OUT, PLEASE PUT YOUR PERSONAL SHIPPING ADDRESS; HOWEVER, THIS ORDER WILL NOT BE SHIPPED TO THE ADDRESS. ALL PRE ORDER ITEMS ARE TO BE PICKED UP AT THE CONFERENCE. Capital Bee Supply Check out their products at the link provided! https://capitalbeesupply.com/ Hansen Honey Farm Check out their products at the link provided! https://hansenhoneyfarm.com/ Betterbee Check out their products at the link provided! https://www.betterbee.com/ SimplKomb SimplKomb is offering 10% off when you pre-order a Double Pack by 3/15 - use code "BEEKMEET" and select "Pick-Up at Beek Meet 2024" at checkout. Get 5% off your purchase on the day of the conference! www.simplkomb.com Dadant Dadant would love to offer 10% off on all pre-orders brought to the conference. Please call the store at 920-261-5363 to place your pre-orders. Please order by March 14th. THANK YOU to our Sponsors: Cancellation PolicyIf for any reason you are unable to attend the conference, please contact us prior to March 12, 2024. This will ensure that we can provide a full refund of your course fees. If there are extenuating circumstances that prevented you from attending the conference, please contact our office as soon as possible. If we do not receive any correspondence from you, you will be responsible for full payment for conference fees. Hosted in partnership with Central Wisconsin Beekeepers Association REGISTRATION UPDATE: Any further registrations will be considered late registration and will not include lunch. The late registration fee will drop of $55. |