NZ Panel discussion with Dr Jamie Ellis: Bee pests and diseases in New Zealand

Dr Sammy Ramsey – Varroa Anatomy: Why it Matters to Your Bees

Panel discussion with Dr Sammy Ramsey and Dr Michelle Taylor: Varroa

Science discussion and panel: Queen Breeding – From the Cutting Edge to the Field

Science discussion and panel: Enhancing the value of Aotearoa’s monofloral honeys

Campbell Naish, Unique Mānuka Factor Honey Association and Rhys Griffiths, Deer Industry NZ

AFB update with Clifton King, National Compliance Manager, The Management Agency AFB PMP

MPI panel discussion and apiculture industry update

International speakers panel: Dr Jamie Ellis and Dr Sammy Ramsey

Dr Dennis vanEngelsdorp: Varroa up close and personal

Patricia Wolf Veiga: Evaluation of imported and domestic queens in Canada – how NZ queen bees compare internationally

Jen Scoular (Avocado NZ): Unlocking an industry’s potential

Science Discussion Panel: How can science innovation like gene editing help us deal with pests and pesticides?
Professor Phil Lester, Professor Peter Dearden, Dr Denise Conroy

Science Discussion Panel: The next New Zealand monofloral honey – how can science help us deliver better value?
Dr Megan Grainger, Dr Roger Harker, Karin Kos

Dr Shelley Hoover: Climate Change – what does that mean for plant/pollinator interactions?

Dr Dennis vanEngelsdorp:  managing varroa from hive to landscape

NZTE: Understanding manuka honey consumers and lifting the profile of all our honeys through the New Zealand Honey Story
Maddie Shannon and Sarah Morgan

Hayley Pragert and Richard Hall: Bee Pathogen Programme

Randy Oliver: 2020 Research findings (field trials of various pollen substitutes, two probiotics, extended-release oxalic acid, thermal treatment of varroa and summer mite treatments)

Clifton King:  Have your say on the future of AFB elimination

Dr Tom Mulholland: Getting the ‘buzz’ back into your life

MPI panel discussion on market access, residues and progressing the science around the mānuka honey definition

Market panel discussion: What impact has Covid-19 had on the demand for New Zealand honey?

Dr Dennis vanEngelsdorp: Assessing pesticides for beekeepers (US example)

Dr Shelley Hoover: Selective breeding for hygienic behaviour