Use our contact form to request a speaker. Please include the speaker's name and desired topic(s). We are happy to give talks about honey bees, the Bee Informed Partnership, Sentinel Apiaries, or any of the other topics listed below. Click on the Speaker's name/picture to view their bio page.
Lab Member
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Rachel Anna Fahey
USDA APHIS National Honey Bee Survey
  • Description: The National Honey Bee Survey, in conjunction with the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) and the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is a comprehensive examination of colony health throughout apiaries in the United States.  The primary objective of the survey is to monitor for the presence or absence of invasive threats to honey bee colony health (Tropilaelaps, spp. and Apis cerana). Also, this survey takes an epidemiological approach to document honey bee diseases, pests, pathogens and in-hive pesticides.
  • Duration: 30-45 minutes
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Anthony Nearman
  • ​Understanding the Relationship between Honey Bee Physiology and Colony Loss
  • The Power to Predict Overwinter Loss
  • Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Loss
  • A History of Bees and Beekeeping
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Lisa Kuder
(Happy to do anything related to Native Bees and Habitat restoration for pollinators)
Landscaping to promote wild bees and other beneficial insects
  • Description: Learn about the habitat needs of wild bees and simple ways we can support them in our yards and communities
  • Duration: 30 - 45 minutes
Roadside Habitat Management Strategies that Promote Native Flora and Their Pollinators
  • Description: Preliminary results of a roadside pollinator habitat study -- minor changes to existing vegetation management strategies can have a big impact
  • Duration: 30 - 45 minutes
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​​Lindsay Barranco
The Importance of Bees - Honey Bees and Native Bees
  • Description: A brief history and biology of honey bee colonies, how honey bees are utilized in commercial agriculture for pollination in the United States, challenges honey bees face, a description of native bees (both ground nesting and tube nesting) and what individuals can do to enhance their environments through floral plantings and optimizing sites for native bee nesting.
  • Duration: 45 min
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Mark Dykes
UMD Bee Squad (please refer to separate request page)
umdbeesquad.com/education-opportunities/speaker-request/
  • Introduction to beekeeping
  • Honey bee biology
  • Pest and disease
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Organic pest control for bee colonies
  • Planting for honey bees
  • Varroa control
  • Annual hive management
  • Other topics upon request