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Subject: 2/7: Beginning Beekeeping class (register by 1/31)
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:36:54 +0000
From: Sandra J. Repp <[email protected]>
Reply-To: Sandra J. Repp <[email protected]>
To: TC-HSC-L <[email protected]>, NWAEG-L
<[email protected]>, SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS-L
<[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
CC: Monika Roth <[email protected]>, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
The Finger Lakes Beekeepers Club will offer a 1-day introduction to
beekeeping class, details below:
*When:* Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Registration
starts at 8:30am.
*Where:* The Cayuga Nature Center <http://www.cayuganaturecenter.org/>,
1420 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, NY 14850-9510
<http://www.cayuganaturecenter.org/index.php/about-cnc/directions>
*Registration details:*
Pre-registration: $15 (FLBC Member) or $20 (nonmember)
On-site registration: $20 (FLBC Member) or $25 (nonmember)
Register online with a credit card at:
https://squareup.com/market/FLBeeclub/beginners-beekeeping-workshopor to
pre-register with a check, download the form here:
http://flbeeclub.com/images/registration2015.pdf.
*Preregistration ends on January 31, 2015.*
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*Workshop Topics*
Morning topics are held seminar-style, with a break in between. After
the speaker finishes, you will have an opportunity for Q&A.
·*Basic honey bee biology*: an overview of honey bees and how they live,
forage, navigate, make honey, and survive from year to year. Speaker:
Linda Mizer
·*Hive equipment and hive types*: an overview on the basic hive
equipment available for hobby beekeepers. Speaker: Lesli Sagan
·*Getting started with your bees*: How many hives should you have and
why? Where do you put them in your county or on your property? Where do
you get equipment? How to you get bees? What happens when you get those
bees? Speaker: David Hopkins
·*A year in the bee yard*: What should (or can) you do with your bees
and when? Speaker: Peter Borst
·*Frames - the foundation of a good hive*: how to assemble the key
component of a hive, as well as maintaining your frames to help insure a
healthy bee colony. Speaker: Robert Kozlowski
Participants will receive a copy of Penn State Extension's Beekeeping
Basics beginner's guide.
/We will have light refreshments during the workshop. We recommend you
bring a brown bag lunch./
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And more!
This year, we will raffle exciting door prizes (including a package of
bees ($110 value). In addition, representatives from Hungry Bear Farms
will be on-site to equip you!
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Questions? Contact Shelley Stuart
(<mailto:%20%3cscript%20language=%27JavaScript%27%20type=%27text/javascript%27%3e%20%3c%21--%20var%20prefix%20=%20%27mailto:%27;%20var%20suffix%20=%20%27%27;%20var%20attribs%20=%20%27%27;%20var%20path%20=%20%27hr%27%20+%20%27ef%27%20+%20%27=%27;%20var%20addy62404%20=%20%27President%27%20+%20%27@%27;%20addy62404%20=%20addy62404%20+%20%27flbeeclub%27%20+%20%27.%27%20+%20%27com%27;%20document.write%28%20%27%3ca%20%27%20+%20path%20+%20%27/%27%27%20+%20prefix%20+%20addy62404%20+%20suffix%20+%20%27/%27%27%20+%20attribs%20+%20%27%3e%27%20%29;%20document.write%28%20addy62404%20%29;%20document.write%28%20%27%3c//a%3e%27%20%29;%20//--%3e%20%3c/script%3e%3cscript%20language=%27JavaScript%27%20type=%27text/javascript%27%3e%20%3c%21--%20document.write%28%20%27%3cspan%20style=/%27display:%20none;/%27%3e%27%20%29;%20//--%3e%20%3c/script%3eThis%20e-mail%20address%20is%20being%20protected%20from%20spambots.%20You%20need%20JavaScript%20enabled%20to%20view%20it%20%3cscript%20language=%27JavaScript%27%20type=%27text/javascript%27%3e%20%3c%21--%20document.write%28%20%27%3c/%27%20%29;%20document.write%28%20%27span%3e%27%20%29;%20//--%3e%20%3c/script%3e>[email protected]
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