TOPIC: The Relationship Between Honey Bee Physiology and Colony Health
AGENDA:
| 7:00.pm | SEASONAL BEEKEEPING Q&A (Scroll down to see how to submit questions) Seeing something odd in your hive? Something you don’t understand or can’t identify? This is the place to ask and share. |
| 7:30.pm | GUEST SPEAKER |
GUEST SPEAKER: Anthony Nearman
GUEST SPEAKER TOPIC: The Relationship Between Honey Bee Physiology and Colony Health
DAY: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020
TIME: 7:00pm - 9:00pm (link will work starting a 15-minutes early so you can set up your computer or phone)
WHY: Participate to learn how...
- Honey bee PHYSIOLOGY is predictive of overwinter success or failure.
- The AGE DISTRIBUTION of individual bees is critical to colony health.
- CHANGES in physiology suggest the presence of viruses or pesticides.
WHERE: Online ONLY. Use the Zoom Link Below
DESCRIPTION:
My work centers around honey BEE PHYSIOLOGY and how it relates to the overwintering process. I have developed predictive models that use honey bee physiology data to predict colony mortality over the winter with a fairly high level of accuracy (75%). My presentation will detail this process, descriptions of interesting physiologies, and future directions.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
Anthony Nearman: My graduate studies seek to combine epidemiology, pathology, genetics, and machine learning to improve honey bee health.
FUN FACT: I am a lifelong musician.
WHAT is a WEBINAR and HOW DO I WATCH IT ???
This webinar presents MCBA's meeting (7pm) directly on your computer. To 'attend' requires just three clicks:
- 10 minutes before the meeting starts, click the ZOOM LINK listed above
- When your computer asks, click "open zoom.us.app"
- When your computer asks, click "join with computer audio"
You can join using a computer, phone or tablet, but to use a phone or tablet you must first download and install the free Zoom MEETING app from the app store, or by clicking HERE.
Connecting to ZOOM before the meeting starts will give you time to work through potential glitches.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE and ASK QUESTIONS:
To ASK General Beekeeping questions for the 7:00 PM to 7:30 Q&A you have two options: a) submit them in advance by typing them in the 'Comments" section at the bottom of this page, or TYPE them into the Q&A chat dialog during our Q&A session.
To ASK the Guest Speaker QUESTIONS during the meeting, TYPE them into the chat dialog during her talk. A club volunteer will monitor questions, then read them aloud so everyone can hear. Please don't 'unmute' your microphone during the meeting.