Getting Started With Organic Beekeeping
(Lincoln, VT)

March 6, 2010
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Fee: $40 Includes snacks.

This workshop covers what you will need to know in order to get started as a hobby beekeeper using natural and organic methods. Topics covered will include: hive construction and layout; equipment needs; choosing your apiary location; the basics of bee biology; presence and mindfulness in the beeyard; swarming as an expression of the bees vitality; non-toxic mite and foul brood control; overwintering your bees; and an appreciation for the role that pollinators play within the Earth's ecosystem.

Presenter:
Ross Conrad is a former president of the Vermont Beekeepers Association, a regular contributor to Bee Culture - The Magazine of American Beekeeping, and author of Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches To Modern Apiculture. Ross has given bee related presentations and taught organic beekeeping workshops and classes
throughout North America for several years now. His small 13-year-old beekeeping business, Dancing Bee Gardens, supplies friends, neighbors, and local stores with honey and candles among other bee related products, and provides bees for Vermont apple pollination in spring.

Workshop Registration: 802-545-2396

Lunch may be pre-arranged (please call for more information) 802) 453-8111 and ask for Gillian.

http://www.dancingbeegardens.com/Workshops.html

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Organic Beekeeping Principles and Practices
(Lincoln, VT)

May 15-16, 2010
5/15 - 1:30PM-6:00PM (Optional beginner session at 9AM)
5/16- 9:00AM-5:30PM

Fee: $95 Includes snacks

This workshop covers topics suitable for commercial and hobby beekeepers, with a primary focus on intermediate and advanced methods. For beginners, a special Saturday morning session that covers hive construction and layout, the basics of bee biology, and handling bees is strongly recommended. The rest of the workshop, Saturday afternoon/evening and all day Sunday, presents a balanced view of natural and organic beekeeping topics and practices not ordinarily covered in lectures and articles, including: presence and mindfulness in the beeyard; swarming as an expression of the bees vitality; working with swarms and making nucleus colonies; non-toxic mite and foul brood control; Apitherapy, and an appreciation for the role that pollinators play within the Earth's ecosystem. Weather permitting, the day will be punctuated with visits to the hives, where techniques for handling bees are demonstrated with opportunities for hands-on experience by workshop participants. Bring a veil, if you have one.

Presenter:
Ross Conrad is a former president of the Vermont Beekeepers Association, a regular contributor to Bee Culture - The Magazine of American Beekeeping, and author of Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches To Modern Apiculture. Ross has given bee related presentations and taught organic beekeeping workshops and classes
throughout North America for several years now. His small 13-year-old beekeeping business, Dancing Bee Gardens, supplies friends, neighbors, and local stores with honey and candles among other bee related products, and provides bees for Vermont apple pollination in spring.

Workshop Registration: 802-545-2396

Meals and Lodging may be pre-arranged (please call for more information) 802) 453-8111 and ask for Gillian.

http://www.dancingbeegardens.com/Workshops.html

For directions...

Bee Well,
Ross Conrad
PO Box 443
Middlebury, VT 05753
802-388-2314
www.dancingbeegardens.com