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  1. Welcome To The First Day!

    Welcome And Introduction By Dr. Keith Delaplane
  2. Plenary Lectures
    The Dark Side Of The Feminine Monarchie: Individual Behavior In Honey Bees, Dr. Robin Crewe
  3. Why Beekeepers Need Licentious Queens, Dr. Keith Delaplane
  4. Q&A With Robin and Keith
  5. Fight The Mite With A Varroa Management Strategy, Dr. Kirsten Traynor
  6. First Q&A With Kirsten
  7. 2 Million Blossoms: The Beauty Of Our Diverse Pollinators, Dr. Kirsten Traynor
  8. Second Q&A With Kirsten
  9. Confirmation Bias: How Beekeeping Echo Chamber, Jerry Hayes
  10. Q&A With Jerry
  11. Breakout Sessions
    Fossils, Honey Bee Biodiversity, And Sustainable Food Production, Dr. Robin Crewe
  12. Results From The Great Georgia Pollinator Census, Becky Griffin
  13. Four Seasons Forage With Forbs And Exotics, Jimmy Gatt
  14. Q&A with Robin, Becky, And Jimmy
  15. Queen Rearing, Amy Weeks
  16. The Game Of Drones, Julia Mahood
  17. Apitherapy, Mary Cahill-Roberts
  18. Q&A With Amy, Julia, And Mary
  19. Our First Day Closes
    Conclusion
Day One: Thursday, May 13th Four Seasons Forage With Forbs And Exotics, Jimmy Gatt
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Four Seasons Forage With Forbs And Exotics, Jimmy Gatt

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A tenet of bee conservation is installing plants that bloom year-round. This workshop will guide students in choosing plant assemblies that provide optimum nutrition for pollinators at all stages of their life cycle.

Jimmy Gatt is a Journeyman beekeeper and board member of Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association. He partners with Trees Atlanta to promote summer-blooming, nectar-bearing trees.