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A LEAD for Pollinators presentation is perfect for beekeepers, gardeners, school groups (ages 12 through college), community and environmental groups. Schedule us today for your next member meeting or educational event.

Scroll through our list of two dozen topics below.

Benefits of an On-line presentation:

On-going Co-curricular learning for your members.
Reduced speaker costs to the beekeeping association or community group.
Reduced carbon emissions through the elimination of travel for the speaker.
Ability to maintain connections with your membership by providing regional and national speakers on diverse topics.
Ability for Q & A during and after the presentation (verbally or via the “chat box.”)
Ability to easily provide presentations across time zones.

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View our presentation topics, descriptions, learning objectives, and more below.

Listen to two samples of LEAD speakers: Intro to Grant Writing & Creating a Beekeeping Class Curriculum

State Pollinator Protection Plans: How You Can Be A Part of the Solution

Description: This presentation will feature the issues of concern to beekeepers and pollinators, how you can be involved in the planning process, and implementation of pollinator protection in your community.
Learning objectives:
1. Understand the history of State Pollinator Plans
2. Who are the “keepers” of state plans
3. How beekeepers/gardeners/agricultural stakeholders/food consumers can participate/promote their state pollinator plans
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Bee Management Skills
  2. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  3. Professional Development
  4. Education and Outreach
  5. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Understanding the Pollinator Crisis and How You Can Help

Description: Discussion of the national pollinator crisis, and the impact upon and value of honey bees and native pollinators to one-third of our food supply will be presented.
Learning objectives:
1. Understand the crisis based on scientific fact, dispelling myths and media hype
2. Learn the variety of factors impacting pollinator health
3. Learn how individuals can take action.
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  2. Bee Biology, Ecology, Native Bees
  3. Professional Development
  4. Education and Outreach
  5. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Collaborations: Education, Advocacy, Action

Description: How to turn advocacy and education into action at the local and state level.
Learning objectives:
1. How to advocate for honey bees, beekeeping, and pollinators
2. Seeking and building alliances
3. When to take action
4. Methods of action
Program area:
1. 1. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  2. Professional Development
  3. Education and Outreach
  4. Compliments: Audience:
  5. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    1. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Grant Management for Beekeeping & Agricultural Member Associations

Description: Does your beekeeping or agricultural association want to expand its services to the community through grant funded projects? Do any club members know how to write and manage grants? What are the obligations of grants, and is the treasurer ready to manage grant funds? These questions and more will be answered is this overview of grants for member associations.
Learning objectives:
1. How to assess your organization’s readiness to manage grant funded projects
2. Learn the financial obligations of grants and grant reporting
3. Learn about alternatives to your organization managing the grant, but still accomplishing their project
4. Learn local and state resources available
Program area:
1. Compliments:
  1. Business, Marketing, Economics
  2. Professional Development
  3. Outreach and Education
  4. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Migratory beekeeping: pollination & pro-active honey bee health

Description: Learn about the issues affecting beekeepers as they work to provide pollination services for our fruits, nuts, vegetables, and seeds.
Learning objectives:
1. Learn about the ecosystem impacting honey bees
2. Learn about the agricultural inputs impacting honey bee health
3. Learn about the exponential financial impact of negative impacts to migratory colonies upon beekeepers
4. Learn how to protect your bees

Program area:
1. 1. Bee Management Skills
  2. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  3. Business, Marketing, Economics
  4. Education and OutreachCompliments Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Pesticides & Beekeeping

Description: Learn the pesticide exposure routes for bees, the synergistic effects created, and how we can work to reduce pesticide exposures, and ensure healthier honey bees and native pollinators.
Learning objectives:
1. Examine research of pesticides in the wax and pollen
2. Review research of pesticide synergisms
3. Review the ecosystem pesticide risks to pollinators
4. Learn how to manage to reduce pesticide exposure
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Bee Management Skills
  2. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  3. Bee Biology, Ecology, Native Bees
  4. Professional Development
  5. Education and Outreach
  6. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Varroa mite Management & Pesticides

Description: Learn how pesticide exposure increases the varroa mites, and other insect pests in a bee hive, and increases the impact of bee diseases.
Learning objectives:
1. Examine research of pesticides and varroa mites
2. Review research of pesticide synergisms with increased pest impact
3. Review the pesticide exposure risks to pollinator health
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Bee Management Skills
  2. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  3. Bee Biology, Ecology, Native Bees
  4. Education and Outreach
  5. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Mosquito Abatement Programs & Their Impact Upon Honey bees & Native Pollinators

Description: We can protect public health and pollinators. Learn how you can help your bees and your community.
Learning objectives:
1. Examine research and practice of mosquito control
2. Learn about mosquito control pesticide labels, products, efficacy, and notifications impacting honey bees and beekeepers
3. Review actions/advocacy to protect public health and pollinators
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  2. Bee Biology, Ecology, Native Bees
  3. Education and Outreach
  4. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Create a pesticide-free pollinator habitat

Description: Learn how to create pesticide free pollinator forage on your land providing “natural bee food” for pollinators.
Learning objectives:
1. Learn about methods for land prep from four different projects and land sizes.
2. Examine the concerns for urban ordinances
3. Review projects across years.
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  2. Bee Biology, Ecology, Native Bees
  3. Education and Outreach
  4. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Pesticide risk assessment, label, and enforcement: giving pollinators a voice

Description: Learn about the pesticide registration/review process and the mitigation of risk to non-target organisms such as honey bees; learn how you can take action to fix a broken system.
Learning objectives:
1. Learn how pesticides are registered and labelled
2. Learn how pesticides are reviewed once placed into the ecosystem
3. Understand how pesticide labels are used to mitigate risk to beneficial insects
4. Learn how to take action to protect honey bees
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Land Stewardship Conservation Practices
  2. Bee Biology, Ecology, Native Bees
  3. Professional Development
  4. Education and Outreach
  5. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Club Leadership Training/Strategic Planning

Description: Sustainability also applies to local associations. Ensure your club’s future to support the beekeeping community.
Learning objectives:
1. Learn the Board of Directors’ roles and responsibilities of a well-run nonprofit member association
2. Learn how to strengthen a nonprofit member association from the Nominating Committee to resolving personnel issues.
3. Envision the future for the member association through strategic planning.
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Business, Marketing, Economics
  2. Professional Development
  3. Education and Outreach
  4. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual- honorarium

Qualities, Skills, & Abilities of a Member Association Leader

Description: Not everyone can lead, has the skills, or the vision to move their member association forward in support of the mission. Learn if you have the right stuff, and how to spot in in others to help sustain your member association.
Learning objectives:
1. Examine the intentions behind becoming a leader
2. Discussion of an individual’s readiness to be a leader (the pros and cons)
3. Assessing needed skills for the organization
4. Setting clear boundaries; defining roles and responsibilities
5. How to “deal with conflict” (the art of conflict resolution)
6. Focus on the mission, ethics, competence, service, and fun
Program area:
1. Compliments
  1. Business, Marketing, Economics
  2. Professional Development
  3. Education and Outreach
  4. Audience:
    1. Apprentice, Journey, Master beekeeper/ gardener, and similar
    2. Agricultural stakeholders, gardeners, food consumers, ages 12-18, college environmental groups

Presentation length: 45 minutes
Presentation format(s):
1. On-site/in-person- honorarium, travel costs
2. Virtual-honorarium

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