Monday, June 09, 2008 - 04:05 PM

16 June 2008

GOLDEN GATE LODGE, CROMWELL

10.30am till 4.30 or 5pm.

COST: $25 per person to cover morning and afternoon tea and room hire

MORNING TEA: From 9.30am

At a bee products council meeting on the 13th May, it was moved that the council wanted to be involved with the current review, which has been started by the NZ Food and Safety Association.

This review will include queen production and organic sugar feeding, and works towards equivalent EU standard which has proven successful for organic certifiers and exporters in other sectors.

This meeting is organised for organic producers to meet those involved and discuss problems they are having at the present time.

NZ beekeepers export approximately 3 million dollars worth of product at the present time, which could increase fourfold if the present problems facing the industry can be overcome.

The problems facing beekeepers are:
1 Varroa
2 Sugar feeding
3 Queen bee production
4 Regulatory requirements

Programme organised with invited speakers (some speakers could change).

10.30am Start and welcome

Varroa Spread this year
Jim Sim NZFSA
Kay Shapland NZFSA (in charge of the current review)
Assure Quality

LUNCH BREAK

Holger Kahl Organic Advisory Programme for Organics Aotearoa NZ
Sebastian Mierau - Using organic treatments
Organic Treatments for Varroa

AFTERNOON TEA

Discussion Time: Discussion about the Organic review being undertaken by NZSFA and future direction for research. Any other matters arising.

Philip Cropp
Co-ordinator.

Email: philip@nelsonhoney.com