Pollinator Decline and the Managed Honey Bee
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October 19, 2011
Presenter: Jerry Hayes, Florida Chief Apiary Inspector
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It’s no secret that the apiary industry is under siege from pests, diseases, Colony Collapse Disorder and other environmental factors. As a result, the managed honey bee continues to struggle for survival and, by extension, so does today’s beekeeper.
Join us as we take a deeper dive into the state of pollinator decline and the future of the industry with Jerry Hayes, the chief of the Apiary Inspection Section for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant Industry.
Hayes participates in the CCD Working Group, the BIP Board and is a Project Apis m. Science Advisor. In addition, he has authored the “Classroom” column in the American Bee Journal for 25 years from which the book of the same name was developed. Hayes is also an author or co-author on 20+ honey bee research papers.
But, he wasn’t always a beekeeper or in the industry. He started off as a high school teacher and hated it, but then he discovered beekeeping and, just like you, he devoured everything about honey bees. Soon after he obtained a degree in Apiculture he worked at the USDA ARS Bee Breeding and Stock Lab in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and then on to Dadant & Sons as director of New Product Development.
