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  1. Dive In To Day Two!

    Welcome And Introduction, Dr. Keith Delaplane
  2. Plenary Lectures
    The Capensis Calamity: The Implications For Apiculture, Dr. Robin Crewe
  3. Q&A With Robin
  4. What’s In My Pollen? The Pesticides We Find In Bee Bread, Dr. Kirsten Traynor
  5. Q&A With Kirsten
  6. Bee Breeding: Problems And Promises Of Darwinian Beekeeping, Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett
  7. Q&A With Lewis
  8. Breakout Sessions
    The Importance Of Nutrition, Jerry Hayes
  9. Creating An Industry The Guyana Way, Amy Weeks
  10. How Many Different Hives Are There?, Dan Long
  11. Q&A With Jerry, Amy, And Dan
  12. Viruses, Varroa, And Virulence: What Makes Bee Parasites Deadly, Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett
  13. Why You Want To Rotate Old Comb, Bob Binnie
  14. Want To Keep Your Bees Alive? Then Do Something!, Keith Fielder
  15. Q&A With Lewis, Bob, And Keith
  16. Nosema Is No Longer Nosema, Jerry Hayes
  17. Crowding & Caravans: Is Industrial Beekeeping Bad For Bees?, Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett
  18. Building Beekeeping Equipment, Lonnie Funderburg
  19. Tips For Preparing Show Quality Beeswax, Keith Fielder
  20. Q&A With Jerry, Lewis, Lonnie, And Keith
  21. Cell Punch Method For Queen Rearing, Will Montgomery
  22. Different Races Of Honey Bees, Cindy Hodges
  23. How To Inspect A Hive, Bobby Chaisson
  24. Q&A With Will, Cindy, And Bobby
  25. Bringing the Institute To A Close And Looking To Next Year
    Concluding Remarks: Dr. Keith Delaplane, Young Harris, University Of Georgia Beekeeping Institute 2022!
Day Two: Friday, May 14th Bee Breeding: Problems And Promises Of Darwinian Beekeeping, Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett
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Bee Breeding: Problems And Promises Of Darwinian Beekeeping, Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett

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Insights from an evolutionary biologist on the risks and rewards of trying to shape selection in our bees. When have we successfully changed our bee breeding before, and at what cost? What price might we pay for success in changing modern bee breeds again?

Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett is an infectious disease biologist, entomologist, and evolutionary ecologist at the University of Georgia’s Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases.