[Pollinator] Fwd: National Pollinator Week Workshop--Logan, UT

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Subj: National Pollinator Week  Workshop--Logan, UT



 
 
From: James,  Rosalind [mailto:Rosalind.James at ARS.USDA.GOV] 
Sent: Monday, May 24,  2010 5:16 PM
Subject: National Pollinator Week Workshop--Logan,  UT

Discovering the World of Bees - Pollinator Workshop  
The USDA-ARS Bee Biology & Systematics Laboratory and Utah  State 
University Cooperative Extension have collaborated to create this  first-time 
pollinator workshop for the public.  It will be held June  25, 2010, on the campus 
of Utah State University in Logan, UT starting at  8:00 am MST.  
The morning session will include experts who will speak about the  
spectacular world of bees, pollination of crops, wild bees, and landscaping  for 
pollinators.  The afternoon session will consist of the following  hands-on 
workshops:  
·          Raising Bumble Bees- This workshop will  provide methods for 
raising Western bumble bees.  
·          Managing Cavity-Nesting Bees- This workshop  introduces 
solitary, cavity-nesting bees found in the Western U.S., with  special attention 
given to blue orchard bees and alfalfa leafcutting  bees.  Topics cover 
practical use as pollinators, managing for  sustainable populations, and general 
attraction of these bees to home, garden,  and crop.  
·          Landscaping for Pollinators- This workshop will  present five 
intermountain native plants that are good pollinators and show  how these 
plants can be used and managed as part of an attractive low water  use 
landscape.  
·          Identifying Bees- Learn how to identify  some common bees found 
in Utah and beyond.  Learn the difference between  honey bees, bumble bees, 
sweat bees, squash bees, leafcutting bees, orchard  bees, and more!  
·          Bee Diseases- Come learn about a  new approach to disease 
management for honey bees, including some new methods  such as the use of ozone to 
decontaminate hives.  Also gain hands-on  knowledge about what different 
bee diseases look like and their biology,  including foulbrood, chalkbrood, 
Nosema, and varroa mites.   
·          Keeping Honey Bees- Like honey?   Need pollinators?  Wondering 
how much time, money, effort, and risk is  involved to keep a hive?  This 
workshop is designed to help you decide if  keeping honey bees is for you.  
Topics include honey bee biology,  beekeeping equipment, and management tasks.  
Each workshop lasts the entire afternoon, so each attendee can  select only 
one workshop. Please see out webpage for more information.   
Registration is required to attend the presentations and workshop  of your 
choice.  Lunch will be provided for each registered  attendee.  Seats are 
limited so please register now  at 
_http://www.ars.usda.gov/npa/logan/beelab_ 
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/npa/logan/beelab)  
Please circulate this to those whom you think might be  interested! 
Rosalind James,  PhD 
Research  Leader 
USDA-ARS Pollinating  Insects Research Unit 
Logan, UT  
(435) 797-0530 office  phone 
(435) 757-7131  mobile 
(435) 797-0461  fax 
_http://www.ars.usda.gov/npa/beelab_ (http://www.ars.usda.gov/npa/beelab)  

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