The Ontario Beekeepers Association is offering a series of 1-day beekeeping workshops on Introductory Queen Rearing, Introduction to Beekeeping, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM), to be held in Guelph, Ontario on three dates is May 2008.
Workshop #1: Introductory Queen Rearing
Saturday May 10, 2008
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
This queen rearing workshop consists of classroom sessions and demonstrations with hands-on lessons in the bee yard. Topics include queen biology, methods of rearing queens, preparing a cell builder colony, grafting techniques as well as care and introduction of cells and queens. Each participant will receive a copy of the Ontario Queen Rearing Manual.
Workshop #2: Introductory Beekeeping
Saturday May 24, 2008
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
This beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard. Topics include basic honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment, working in the bee colony, seasonal beekeeper responsibilities, harvesting and extracting honey and preparing bee colonies for winter. Each participant will receive a copy of the Ontario Beekeeping Manual.
Workshop #3: Beekeeping and IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
Sunday May 25, 2008
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
This intermediate beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard. Topics include pest and disease biology and identification, monitoring for pests and diseases, record keeping, treatments and integrated pest management. Each participant will receive a copy of the Ontario Beekeeping Manual.
For all workshops, lunch will be included in the cost of registration. Coffee and snacks will also be provided.
Location:
All workshops will take place at the Orchard Park Office Centre, 5420 Highway 6 North, Guelph, Ontario.
Cost:
- OBA members: $100.00 + 5% GST for the day (total = $105.00 per person per workshop)
- Non-members: $110.00 + 5% GST for the day (total = $115.50 per person per workshop)
Enrollment is limited to a maximum of 24 participants per workshop — first come/ first served. Contact the OBA Tech-Transfer office at (519) 836-3609 or e-mail shrewless@yahoo.com for more information, or to request a registration package.
I would like to find out if you are organizing any workshops for beginners in the near future, if so I would like to receive more detailed information. Thank You.