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Dr. Jon Zawislak will present "Super Stuff: Working with your Honey Supers": Explore the pros and cons of different types of hive bodies. Shallow, medium or deep? Eight,
nine or ten frames? When to put them on and take them? How to store them safely for next
year?

Dr. Jon Zawislak is an assistant professor of apiculture and urban entomology for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.  He has worked and played with honey bees since 1998, and is equally at home in the bee yard, the laboratory or the classroom.  He presents lectures, workshops and short courses for new and experienced beekeepers throughout Arkansas and beyond.  He emphasizes the biology and behavior of honey bees as the cornerstones of keeping them productive and healthy. He also spreads the word about the importance of pollinators to the non-beekeeping public.  Jon has a background in botany and entomology, and was certified as an EAS Master Beekeeper in 2009.  He and his family own Walnut Valley Honey Farm in Fayetteville, Arkansas, producing good products from the hive and ensuring their neighborhood has plenty of pollinators.