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5th Annual "Introduction to bees and beekeeping" Workshop
Date: February 4, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Event Description
The workshop is designed to provide the basic information necessary to start beekeeping in Wisconsin. Participants will be guided through their first year of beekeeping. The workshop is intended for those who have no experience with bees and beekeeping.
In this 8-hour course, you will be guided through your first year of being a beekeeper, from a general understanding of how honeybee colonies are started and managed, and the procedure of how to order a package of bees, the purchasing and assembling of equipment you and your bees will need for a successful first year. discussions of basic bee biology, colony development, diseases, pests, summer management and honey extraction will help provide a basic knowledge of the beekeeping. The course is intended for those who have never had a honeybee colony. Anyone interested in bees and their impact on our environment are welcome to attend.
Please note the following program topics:
*Beekeeping history and races of honey bees
*Basic bee biology and life in a bee hive
*Basic beekeeping equipment
*First year planning calendar and apiary location
*What to do when your packaged honey bees arrive
*The first two weeks
*First summer management
*Disease management; pests and prevention
*There's more than honey in a hive
*Hands on activities
*Dunn county beekeeper mentoring program
Honey bees and very important to all. Over 100 crops rely on honey bees for pollination and make up over 1/3 of the U.S. diet. Without pollination we would no longer have those fruits, nuts and vegetables for consumption as well as the tens of thousands of flowering plants. The disappearance of honey bees termed "colony collaspe disorder" has become a major concern. Researchers are working hard to address the problem. At the current rate of colony loss the honey bee would become extinct in 1035.
In this 8-hour course, you will be guided through your first year of being a beekeeper, from a general understanding of how honeybee colonies are started and managed, and the procedure of how to order a package of bees, the purchasing and assembling of equipment you and your bees will need for a successful first year. discussions of basic bee biology, colony development, diseases, pests, summer management and honey extraction will help provide a basic knowledge of the beekeeping. The course is intended for those who have never had a honeybee colony. Anyone interested in bees and their impact on our environment are welcome to attend.
Please note the following program topics:
*Beekeeping history and races of honey bees
*Basic bee biology and life in a bee hive
*Basic beekeeping equipment
*First year planning calendar and apiary location
*What to do when your packaged honey bees arrive
*The first two weeks
*First summer management
*Disease management; pests and prevention
*There's more than honey in a hive
*Hands on activities
*Dunn county beekeeper mentoring program
Honey bees and very important to all. Over 100 crops rely on honey bees for pollination and make up over 1/3 of the U.S. diet. Without pollination we would no longer have those fruits, nuts and vegetables for consumption as well as the tens of thousands of flowering plants. The disappearance of honey bees termed "colony collaspe disorder" has become a major concern. Researchers are working hard to address the problem. At the current rate of colony loss the honey bee would become extinct in 1035.
