2017 PSBA Conference
Dates: Friday and Saturday, 3 and 4 November 2017
Location: Ramada State College Hotel & Conference Center
1450 S Atherton St, State College, PA 16801
Hotel Rooms: For reservations call (814) 238-3001 and use
Group Code CG03PB. The room rate is $92 plus taxes. Reservations are open now and close 10 October 2017. 100 rooms
are blocked for Friday night, but make your reservations early to ensure you get a room.
Friday, 3 November 2017
8:30 – 9:30 am Beekeeping 102 Attendee Registration
9:30 – 12:30 pm Beekeeping 102: Jim Bobb/Dr. Deb Delaney
9:30 – 1:30 pm General Conference Attendee Registration
9:30 – 12:30 pm Executive Board Meeting
(County Representatives should attend)
Noon Vendors Open
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch – Everyone on their own
1:30 – 1:45 pm Welcome – Steve Repasky
1.45 – 2:15 pm The State of the Bees in PA – Karen Roccasecca
2:15 – 3:15 pm Randy Oliver – Reading the Combs: Understanding
Bee Biology Over the Course of a Season
3:15 – 3:45 pm Break – On your own
3:45 – 5:45 pm General Membership Meeting & Officer Elections
(All PSBA Members)
6:00 – 9:00 pm Banquet – Guest speaker – Emma Mullen
Saturday, 4 November 2017
7:00 – 8:30 am Pre-Meeting Break (light breakfast for all)
7:15 – 8:00 am Attendee Registration Open
8:00 – 8:15 am Welcome – Steve Repasky
8:15 – 9:00 am Feral Bee Project – Dr. Margarita Lopez-Uribe
9:00 – 9:30 am Landscape 4 Honeybees – Dr. Christina Grozinger
9:30 – 10:30 am Harbingers of the End Time – Dr. Jim Frazer
10:30 – 11:00 am Break (beverages provided)
11:00 – 12:00 pm Break Outs
A Sticky Hive is a Healthy Hive: How and Why Bees Use Propolis –
Dr. Michael Simone-Finstrom
Best Beekeeping Management Practices – Emma Mullen
PA Queen Project/Field Days – Jeff Berta /Mark Gingrich/ Steve Repasky
Talking to Children about Honey Bees – Cathy Vorisek
Planting for Pollinators – Penn State Master Gardeners
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break
(Express Deli Buffet for All Conference Attendees)
12:00 – 1:30 pm Poster Session (during lunch break)
1:30 – 2:30 pm Break Outs (Repeated)
2:30 – 3:00 pm Break (beverages and snacks provided)
3:00 – 4:00 pm Randy Oliver – Understanding Varroa Management
4:00 – 4:30 pm Conference Wrap Up – Steve Repasky