Upcoming opportunities for education regarding everything beekeeping
We are pleased to share the following information with you regarding the speaker line-up for the OSBA 2019 Fall Conference: National Speakers/Authors: Kirsten Traynor Erin MacGregor-Forbes Dr. Reed Johnson Dawn Combs Regional Speakers/Authors: Jay Heselschwerdt Andrew Connor Shannon Trimboli OSBA Traveling Speaker- ADK Accounting Specialist- TBA As in years…
Chatfield College Summer Enrichment Program-“Beekeeping and Pollinators” This six week program will be held from June 5th thru July 10th on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Course Description: Topics to be covered through, lecture, PowerPoint presentations, and handout material include: The importance of pollinators; an introduction to beekeeping;…
The CFAES has a series of Pollinator Education Programs coming to the Brown and Clermont County area. Topics of education will be as follows. March 12, 2019 – Pollinator Advocate Certification from 1:00PM to 3:00PM The class will be held at the Clermont County Fairground in building 4-H Hall. 1000…
The Brown County Beekeepers will meet on March 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Western Brown High School. Denise Ellsworth, Program Director of The Ohio State University will be speaking on Phenology for Beekeepers. Denise will be in the area facilitating a Pollinator Advocate Certification class in Owensville on the…
10th Annual Northeastern Kentucky Beekeeping School Beginner and advanced course work available February 23, 2019 at the Maysville Community and Technical College 1755 U.S. Highway 68, Maysville, KY 41056 www.maysville.kctcs.edu Hosted By: Licking River Beekeepers Association Visit Facebook for Class Schedule and Updated Information and see the flyer below. 10th…
The BCBA voted at our last meeting of 2018 to implement a hive donation program for young beekeepers interested in learning more about beekeeping and helping pollinators in the future. Two applicants will be selected each year and those individuals will be provided the equipment necessary to become a beekeeper.…
Could Mushrooms be the secret catalyst to the revitalization of Bees. A study by Washington State University (WSU) entomology professor Steve Sheppard recently posted on Newsweek suggested the possibility. Here is the article https://www.newsweek.com/mushrooms-may-save-bees-how-anti-viral-property-may-give-homeowners-chance-1157008
The September Meeting will be held at Western Brown High School in Mt. Orab. Our Education program will feature Hongmei Li-Byarlay, a Professor at Central State University. The presentation is: ‘‘Research In Honeybee Behavior And Genetics” http://www.centralstate.edu/academics/cse/ns01.php?num=43 One of the fundamental questions in behavioral biology is how does the molecular composition…
