[Pollinator] NY Bee Wellness Workshops REGISTRATION 2014

[Pat]

NY Bee Wellness, NYBeeWellness.org, 

An intensive 2 day, skills oriented, hands on workshop, a Train the Trainer program to teach beekeepers techniques in diagnosing, treating, and preventing honey bee diseases using a very small student teacher ratio. Primarily targeting New York beekeepers with less than 10 years experience and women beekeepers, participants from other states are welcome as space permits. Teams from clubs or groups are preferred as they will be expected to teach at the club level.

Instructors: Diana Sammataro, Larry Connor, the Ontario Tech Transfer Team.

2 locations:
June 6 & 7, 9a-4p each day, Wappingers Falls NY (Eastern NY)
August 9 & 10, 9a-4p
 each day, Leroy NY (Western
 NY)
*Participants who attend the intensive workshop, should have at least 2 years of beekeeping experience (including Winter), some teaching experience whether it be as a primary instructor or as an assistant, recommendation from a beekeepers group or a CSA or other agriculture group that you intend to teach, describe why they wished to join the program, and complete online reading assignments in preparation for the workshop. 

Diseases covered are American & European
 Foulbrood, Nosema, Mites, Chalk Brood, Viruses, CCD, and other bee maladies.
Topics include:
• record keeping & use of surveys
• Specimen collection for in field testing
• How to prepare specimens for lab diagnosis
• Microscope use
• accessing resources online
• preparing an outline for teaching a group
• mentoring
Fees: 200.00 for the first participant from a group
          100.00 for each additional participant from the same group
Note: organizations may opt to cover costs of the workshop as an investment for their group
 
 New York Bee Wellness Workshops
Honey bee disease identification resource  
View on www.nybeewellness.org Preview by Yahoo  

 contact: Pat Bono, 585-820-6619 Pat at NYBeeWellness.org; 

USDA NIFA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program, Grant # 2011-494400-30631
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