[Pollinator] NY Bee Wellness Workshop- August 9&10 Western NY

[Pat]

Subject: NY Bee Wellness Workshop- August 9&10 Western NY
 


 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: Dr. Diana Sammataro, Dr. Larry Connor, Les Eccles and Melanie Kempers of the Ontario Tech Transfer Team (Canada).

August
	9 & 10, Saturday & Sunday, 9a-5p each day, Batavia NY (Western NY), Genesee
	Community College
*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, and other bee
	maladies.
Topics include:
• record keeping & use of
	surveys
• Specimen collection during actual hive
	inspection (in apiary)
• How to prepare specimens for lab diagnosis
•
	Microscope use (Lab)
• accessing resources online
• Frame diagnosis (Lab)
• mentoring
* Queen assessment
Fees: 200.00 for the first participant from a group
         
	100.00 for each additional participant from the same group
Class limit : 24 students
Lunch included on both days

Note: 1) organizations may opt to cover costs of the workshop as an investment for their group
2) Registration for out of state and individual students available as space permits   
  
 
 
 
 
 
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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