The Couvillon Lab at Virginia Tech: Recent work on honeybee foraging.

A recent addition to the faculty at Virginia Tech, Dr. Margaret Couvillon has set up a lab to study the foraging habits of pollinators, especially those of honeybees.  While it is generally recognized that among the major factors causing colony loss in honeybees is the decrease in forage availability, precious little work has been done in this area.  The Couvillon Lab has set out to investigate how pollinators collect food in the landscape with a focus on foraging, recruitment and health.  Dr. Couvillon will share with us her most recent research.

Please join us on Thursday 11th October 2018 at 6:30pm at the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Building at 210 Pepper St., Christiansburg to hear this presentation.

Meeting Agenda

-Business:

• Treasurer’s report
• Apiary  report
• Hokie Bug Fest: October 20th @ Squires Student Center
• Elections
• Audit

-What you should be doing with your bees

-Fred’s Follies:

What you should have learned at last month’s meeting had you been paying attention!

-The Buffalo Jack Raffle: Note, there will be no intermission. Buy your tickets before the meeting or, quietly, any time during the meeting in the back of the room. Items will include:

•  10 deep Groove Top frames with crimp-wired wax foundation (unassembled)
• A 10-frame deep box (unassembled)
• 20 sheets of medium cut-comb foundation
• A bag of smoker fuel
• A gently used smoker (from Jack)

-Featured Presentation:  The Couvillon Lab at Virginia Tech: Recent work on honeybee foraging. Dr Margaret Couvillon

-Close of formal meeting and, for many, the beginning of the “real” meeting. Join in for socializing, refreshments, and a time for asking questions.  Please consider bringing a snack or beverage to share.

-Fred Jones, NRVBA President.