Program and events of the congress

Preliminary Program: Conferences and Roundtables:

Conferences in the Arena (1,000 seats)

Thursday, October 1st

  • 11:00 AM: Inauguration of the European Beekeeping Congress in the presence of elected officials.
  • Afternoon: Bee health, in partnership with FNOSAD: "Fighting Varroa, Tropilaelaps…".

Friday, October 2nd

Morning:

  • Roundtable on the French and global honey market and the fight against adulteration.
  • Round table on beekeeping and the European Community: new CAP, support measures for beekeeping, regulations.

Afternoon:

  • Breeding and selection, in partnership with ANERCEA.
  • Apitherapy, in partnership with AFA.

Saturday, October 3

Morning:

  • Round table on pollination, with various speakers.
  • Round table on the fight against the Asian hornet, with various speakers.
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Conferences in the Amphitheater (500 seats)

All of these topics and issues will be addressed on Thursday afternoons, Friday, and all day Saturday:

  • Bee biology.
  • Migratory and sedentary beekeeping.
  • The low-energy beehive.
  • The European dark bee.
  • APIcité® and Abeille, Sentinelle de l’Environnement® (Bee, Sentinel of the Environment®).
  • Methods of controlling the Asian hornet.
  • The use of scales in beekeeping.
  • Innovations by Jacques Kemp.
  • Beehive products for health and well-being.
  • Competition between domestic bees and pollinators

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  • Attempting to adapt to climate impact in beekeeping.
  • Union issues: roundtable discussion with participating unions.
  • Adding value to hive products in Quebec.
  • The fight against varroa mites in Switzerland.

Conferences in the Connexion room (200 seats)

All of these more specific topics will be addressed on Thursday afternoon, Friday, and all day Saturday:

  • Apiflordev and its cooperation projects.
  • Apistoria news.
  • Presentation of beekeeping in European countries.
  • Beekeeping in French overseas territories, in Senegal.
  • Presentation of the congress Apimondia Dubai and beekeeping in arid zones…
  • Agroforestry and beekeeping in the field.
  • Watering troughs at the apiary.
  • Plants beneficial to bees.
  • "Flowers for Bees" campaign.
  • ApiScore.

Exhibitor and partner conferences.

  • The air of the hives, well-being through bees.
  • Etc.

Maurice-Mary Photo Contest

The general theme is the bee.

• Theme A is pollination.

• Theme B is the Asian hornet, Vespa velutina.

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Jacqueline and Roland Gastral Innovation Competition

This competition is open exclusively to registered congress participants.

This competition aims to reward skills, tips and tricks, and innovations in beekeeping practices, from managing an apiary to production and marketing.

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