Scientific Programme
Scientific Programme
*subject to change
TUESDAY, 21 MARCH 2023
| 12:00 – 19:00 | Registration | |||
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Official Opening Ceremony | |||
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome Cocktail Reception | |||
WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 2023
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Registration | |||
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Keynote Session Hall 1AB Chairperson: To be confirmed |
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| 08:30 – 09:15 | Pesticide effects on bees and how to protect them | Dr Fani Hatjina | ||
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Comfort break and move to other meeting rooms | |||
| Breakaway Session 1 | Breakaway Session 2 | Breakaway Session 3 | Breakaway Session 4 | |
| Climate Change | Bee Health | Country & Regional Reports | ||
| 09:30 – 09:50 |
Beekeeping and climate change Etienne Brunneau |
Evaluation of the toxicity of formulated systemic insecticides used in agriculture to honey bees (Apis mellifera (L.)) and honey quality Mazi Sanda, Cameroon |
Kenya Jedidah Kiharason, Kenya Muriuki James Maina, Kenya Malawi Sudan Nigeria South Africa Zimbabwe Mozambique |
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| 09:50 – 10:10 |
Study of the presence, infestation rate and incidence of honeybee Apis mellifera adansonii Latreille ectoparasite Varroa destructor in Burkina Faso, West Africa Issa Nombre, Burkina Faso |
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| Beekeeping Technology | Bee Conservation | |||
| 10:10 – 10:30 |
HivePulse smart beehive monitoring device fighting vandalism and theft, while increasing hive health awareness through intuitive technology Albert Mutangiri, SA |
Tackling pollinator declines in East Africa Kathrin Krausa, Tanzania |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea / Coffee Break / Exhibition & Poster Viewing | |||
| 11:00 – 11:20 |
Automated system for monitoring and optimizing beehives parameters for honey quality improvement Antoni Bairo, Tanzania |
Bacterial strains may provide remedy for American Foulbrood Teresa Goszczynska, SA |
Beekeeping for individuals living with disabilities |
Friends of Usambara's land restoration resilience project, through tree planting inorder to conserve the biodiversity and mitigate climate change Barbara Madiwa, Tanzania |
| 11:20 – 11:40 |
Emato beaded Maasai bee hive Sayianka Ntore, Kenya |
A hitchhiker's ride: the bee louse uses chemical mimicry and eavesdrops on its host communication Abdullahi Yusuf, SA |
Conservation beekeeping and climate change Saul Mwame, Tanzania |
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| Policy Development | ||||
| 11:40 – 12:00 |
An overview of post-colonial beekeeping in Zimbabwe from 1980 – 2022 Shingirirayi Mugabe, Zimbabwe |
A small bee therapy house as a special form of apitherapy Mechthilde Faist, SA |
The vanishing gum trees Charles Verster, SA |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break / Exhibition & Poster Viewing | |||
| 13:00 – 13:20 |
Honey wax, marinades and sauces. Products and recipes
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The effect of feeding honeybees pollen substitutes during the dearth period, Sudan Faisal Ibrahim, Sudan |
Workshop on beekeeping technology Etienne Brunneau |
Mead Workshop – Ernst Thompson -Melaurea Meadery, South Africa Krzysztof Piwowar (Poland) Marek Leczycki (Poland)
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| Bee Biology | ||||
| 13:20 – 13:40 |
The honey bee Apis mellifera genetic diversity and beekeeping development in Ethiopia Teweldemedhn G. Hailu, Ethiopia |
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| 13:40 – 14:00 |
Chemical communication of Drones of Apis Mellifera Scutellata (Lepeletier) Eloise Butcher, SA |
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| 14:00 – 14:20 |
Crematogaster chiarinii (ants) as a potential biological control agent for protecting honeybee colonies from driver ant (Dorylus quadratus) attack in Africa Nuru Adgaba, Saudi Arabia |
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| 14:20 – 14:40 |
Morphometrics study of Apis florea and Apis mellifera from different locations in Sudan Mohammed Mustafa, Sudan |
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| 14:40 – 15:00 | ||||
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Tea / Coffee Break / Exhibition & Poster Viewing | |||
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Hive products and cosmetics – Adding value to your apicultural business | Workshop on commercial pollination | Regulatory frameworks David Mukomana, DALRRD representatives Fani Hatjina – Regulations and pitfalls in ppesticide approval African Bureau of Standards reps. |
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| 17:00 – 18:00 | Poster Session 1 | Poster Session 2 | ||
THURSDAY, 23 MARCH 2023
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Registration | |
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Keynote Session Hall 1AB Chairperson: To be confirmed |
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| 08:30 – 09:15 | The protection of honey purity and authenticity: A prerequisite and also a challenge for future market developments | Prof Norberto Garcia, Argentina |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Comfort break and move to other meeting rooms | |
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Breakaway Session 1: Beekeeping and Rural Development Session Chair: Nicola Bradbear |
Breakaway Session 2: Bee Products | |
| 09:30 – 09:50 |
Framework Hive Concept – An affordable sustainable Beehive that combines all the advantages of standard hives Abraham Allotey, Ghana |
Physicochemical constituents of honey samples in different agro-ecological zones of Lesotho Makhosi Lepheana, Lesotho |
| 09:50 – 10:10 |
Is beekeeping still viable for new upcoming beekeepers in South Africa? Elizabeth Lundall-Magnuson, SA |
Honey in wound management. Retrospective case studies in veterinary medicine Lynne Hepplestone, SA |
| 10:10 – 10:30 |
Multiplication of honeybee (Apis mellifera Adansonii L.) colonies using three different low-cost model nucleus hives design in two main vegetation zones of Nigeria Ayoade Akande, Nigeria |
Fundamentals of detecting honey and wax fraud Kodjo Logou Agossou, Togo |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea / Coffee Break / Exhibition & Poster Viewing | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 |
Beyond aid, organized beekeeping for rural social economic transformation: A case study of happy community organization beekeeping project in Loitoktok Kenya James Wangunyu, Kenya |
Apimondia Africa Roundtable Facilitated by Jeff Pettis and David Mukomana Africa Regional Commission |
| 11:20 – 11:40 |
Why many beekeeping projects fail in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case of Uganda Robert Kajobe, Uganda |
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| 11:40 – 12:00 |
Determinants of hive choices in beekeeping for rural development Robert Mutisi, Zimbabwe |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break / Exhibition & Poster Viewing | |
| 13:00 | Technical Tours / Excursions | |
| 19:00 | Gala Dinner | |
FRIDAY, 24 MARCH 2023
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Registration | |
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Keynote Session Hall 1AB Chairperson: To be confirmed |
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| 08:30 – 09:15 | To be confirmed | Mmabatho Portia Morudi, SA |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Comfort break and move to other meeting rooms | |
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Breakaway Session 1: Beekeeping and Rural Development Session chair: Megan Denver |
Breakaway Session 2: Pollination | |
| 09:30 – 09:50 | To be confirmed |
Distribution map of pollen and honey types in Tanzania Cassian Mumbi, Tanzania |
| 09:50 – 10:10 |
Assessing the Potential of Bee Keeping and Honey Commercialization in Enhancing Smallholder Food Security, Incomes and Forest Conservation in Rural Areas of Malawi: Options for Policy and Market Development Amon Kabuli, Malawi |
Heroes or villains: honey bees and pollination Robin Crewe, SA |
| 10:10 – 10:30 |
The Smart Beehive: Integrating Modern Technology in Beekeeping Danson Chege, Kenya |
Honey bee foraging movements are unlikely to result in frequent cross-pollination of blueberries Keanu Martin, SA |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea / Coffee Break / Exhibition & Poster Viewing | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 |
Beekeeping in schools initiative – Buhera Tirivanhu Mutomba & Japhypter Mudongo, Zimbabwe |
Commercial blueberry pollination: A South African perspective Hannelie Human, SA |
| 11:20 – 11:40 |
Honey-hunting and honeybee ecology in the Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique To be confirmed, SA |
Short and long term effects of pesticide use on honey bees Ekin Varol, Turkey |
| 11:40 – 12:00 |
Sustainable beekeeping in rural development Simthembile Nzuzo |
Neonicotinoid pesticides and their effects on honey bee health Gamze Ertem, Turkey |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break / Exhibition & Poster Viewing | |
| 13:00 | Closing and Awards Ceremony | |
