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The votes have been counted, and our membership selected “Recognizing and Addressing Queen Events” as the topic for Dr. Jamie Ellis’ July zoom presentation. Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll.

Beekeepers regularly report that queen quality and management are responsible for a significant portion of their colony losses. In this lecture, Dr. Ellis will convey the most important queen-related stressors and discuss how to address these issues by effective stock selection and requeening.

Dr. Jamie Ellis is a Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology at the University
of Georgia. He has a BS degree in Biology from the University of Georgia and a PhD in
Entomology from Rhodes University in South Africa. At the University of Georgia, Jamie has
responsibilities in extension and research. Regarding his extension work, Jamie works with
assorted clientele through diverse programming. As an instructor, Jamie supervises PhD and
masters students. Currently, Jamie and his team have over thirty active research projects in the fields of honey bee husbandry, conservation, and ecology.
 
If you’re not yet familiar with Dr. Ellis’ "Two Bees in a Podcast," I highly recommend listening to
some of the 241 episodes!