Join us for the next installment of the Speaker Series at the NOD Honey Bee Education Centre! We are excited to welcome Dr. David Peck, Director of Research and Education at Betterbee Beekeeping Supplies in Greenwich, NY.
Dr. Peck will present two illuminating talks: a deep-dive into honey bee digestion and nutrition, and a shorter seminar on Small Hive Beetle biology. These are both issues that impact Ontario beekeepers and we look forward to spend the afternoon learning together.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
2:00-4:00 pm
NOD Apiary Products, 374 Sidney St., Trenton, ON
Tickets: $20
SPEAKER BIO:
Dr. Peck is the Director of Research and Education at Betterbee in Greenwich, NY, where he assists in product development and research, and also teaches classes and develops scientifically-sound educational materials. His ongoing research includes testing new miticides and miticide formulations, as well as testing new prototypes of beekeeping products.
His doctoral work in Cornell University's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior was supervised by Professor Tom Seeley. His dissertation research focused on the transmission of mites between bee colonies, as well as the mite-resistance traits of the untreated honey bees living in Cornell's Arnot Forest. After earning his degree, he conducted additional fieldwork in Newfoundland, Canada (where varroa still have not arrived) and Madagascar (where varroa arrived only in 2010 or 2011). He served as a Teaching postdoctoral fellow in Cornell's Department of Entomology, and maintains an affiliation with Cornell through the Honey Bee Health program of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Peck has kept bees for more than a decade, though his home apiary is often full of mite-riddled research colonies so he doesn't usually produce much honey.
Since 2024, he has served as the Academic Advisor for the Eastern Apicultural Society's Certified Master Beekeeper program, the oldest such program in the country.
