Unfortunately, Vincent Kay, our scheduled speaker, had to cancel his talk.  Luckily, Dr. Priya Chakrabarti Basu was able to step in at the last minute and present a very timely and important topic for us.  She will join us tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/29) evening virtually, as we meet in person.  Please read below for further details and feel free to reach out to Paula with any questions or concerns  602-793-7216.

The Back Yard Beekeepers Association (BYBA) in Connecticut is proud to present Dr. Priya Chakrabarti Basu presenting "Understanding honey bee nutrition".  

This meeting is in person and our speaker will be joining us virtually. However, there is not an option for participants to join virtually.  Please join us at 7 PM to allow time to socialize and chat with other members of the club.  Our live speaker presentation will begin at 7:30 PM. 

The location is Norfield Congregational Church located at 64 Norfield Rd in Weston, CT. Even though the event is free and open to the public, please register at https://backyardbeekeepers.com.

Dr. Priya Chakrabarti Basu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Entomology, Washington State University. Priya is also a courtesy faculty at Oregon State University. Priya studies the interactive impacts of multiple stressors on bees, for example poor nutrition, pesticides, climate change and diseases. She uses a wide array of multidisciplinary techniques across fields such as physiology, toxicology, functional biology, multiomics-based approaches and neuroethology to address her research questions. She is currently the Secretary/Treasurer of the American Association of Professional Apiculturists, the Vice-President Elect of the PBT Section of the Entomological Society of America and the North American Chair of the nutrition taskforce for COLOSS, the international bee organization. She was also the past Chair of the Early Careers Professionals Committee of the Entomological Society of America and the Vice-President of Mississippi Entomological Association. In addition to the research community, Priya enjoys teaching and working with stakeholders, policymakers and the general community in protecting bee pollinators and raising pollinator awareness. Priya is also a children’s book author to help spread pollinator awareness among young readers. More information about her lab’s research can be found at: www.priyadarshinichakrabarti.com.

If you are unable to join us, club members will be able to view this and past monthly meeting recordings in the Members Only portion of the website under BYBA Presentations.