HEALDSBURG, Calif. - Honey bee specialists and native pollinator experts will address the 31st annual Western Apicultural Society (WAS) Conference, Aug. 17-20 in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, Calif.
The main conference sessions will take place in the Dry Creek Inn and Krug Event Center, 198 Dry Creek Road.
"The conference provides an opportunity to learn about bee health and disease research and to interact with professionals," said WAS president Eric Mussen, UC Davis Cooperative Extension apiculturist.
Besides presentations on bee health and disease research, the conference will include such topics as beekeeping with minimal chemical input, cooperative rearing of local honey bee stocks, identifying non-Apis pollinators, impacts of native bees on commercial crop production and the biology and management of honey bees. In addition, various aspects of honey and human health will be addressed.
For more information visit http://groups.ucanr.org/WAS.