- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
They are pollinator ecologist/associate professor Neal Williams and Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen.
Williams, co-director of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis, will deliver the research luncheon talk on Wednesday, Nov. 20. His topic is “Honey Bees and Pollination: New Things We Now Know.”
Mussen will discuss “The Most Interesting Time in Beekeeping” on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21. Mussen has served as the Extension apiculturist since 1976 and will be retiring in June 2014. He wears several hats on the CSBA board: apiculturist, parliamentarian and a delegate to the American Beekeeping Federation.
Other topics will include scientific updates, bee laws, almond pollination, sustainability, and “A Bug for Every Bug,” the latter by Steve Godin and the California Citrus Research Board.
Among the other speakers is Robert Curtis, associate manager for agricultural affairs, Almond Board of California. He just received the "Friend" award from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at its 25th annual College Celebration.
President of the association is John Miller of Newcastle. The mission of CSBA is to educate the public about the beneficial aspects of honey bees, advance research beneficial to beekeeping practices, provide a forum for cooperation among beekeepers, and to support the economic and political viability of the beekeeping industry.