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August 2010
Turkey - Turkish Beekeeping Safari (BFD) Bees for Development
Tuesday 07/24/10 - 08/5/10
Our very special Bees for Development (BFD) Beekeepers Safari to Turkey takes place only every second year, and will take place again this summer from 24 July to 5 August.
Our hosts in Turkey are generous and welcoming, ensuring everyone?s comfort and safety. The Safari includes bee experts, as well as professional tour guides. All who have participated in this Safari (in 2006 and 2008) have found it to be a fantastic experience, visiting places that are off the usual tourist circuit. You can read accounts at http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/safaris In addition, the March issue of Bees for Development (BFD) Journal features one of the log hive beekeepers that we visit during the Safari.
Places are limited and we are contacting you because you have expressed interest in our Safaris. The Safari represents exceptional value for the money, as the cost includes all travel from arrival in Turkey to departure, including four internal flights, all meals, snacks and accommodations, plus permits for national parks and reserves.
We are happy to assist if you need any more details about the Safari, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Helen Jackson
Bees for Development
PO Box 105, Monmouth, NP25 9AA, United Kingdom
Phone +44 (0)16007 13648
E-mail: info@beesfordevelopment.org
Web: www.beesfordevelopment.org
info@beesfordevelopment.org
http://www.beesfordevelopment.org
Massachusetts- Northeast Treatment-Free Beekeeping Conference
Sunday 07/29/10 - 08/1/10
July 29- Aug 1
2010 Northeast Treatment-Free
Beekeeping Conference
Leominster, MA
The focus of this year?s conference is ?What is the smaller beekeeper to do?? We will be hearing from several commercial beekeepers who have eliminated treatments in their operations, how they achieved their goals, and what they can recommend to smaller beekeepers who don?t have the advantage of hundreds of hives to start with.
Hands-on hive openings, top bar hives, panel discussions, and innovative increase methods will be highlighted.
Kirk Webster: Treatment Free Commercial Beekeeper/Breeder, VT
Dee Lusby: Treatment Free Commercial Beekeeper/Breeder, AZ
Sam Comfort: Former Commercial Beekeeper/Current Top Bar Beekeeper
/Breeder, NY/FL
Mike Palmer: Commercial Beekeeper/
Breeder, VT
Erik Osterlund: Treatment Free Commercial Beekeeper/Breeder and Journal Editor, Sweden
James Fearnley: Propolis Expert/Author and founder of BeeVital, UK
Yoon Sik Kim: Treatment Free Beekeeper/Writer/Poet, OK
Corwin Bell: Treatment Free Beekeeper
/Bee Activist, CO
Bruce Brown: Hive Product Merchant (Owner of C.C. Pollen), AZ
Laurie Herboldsheimer: Treatment Free Beekeeper/Author, MA
Dean Stiglitz: Treatment Free Beekeeper
/Author, MA
The venue is the beautiful Doyle Conservation Center in Leominster, the cost is $190 and includes 10 home-cooked meals.
The material here will be intermediate to advanced in nature?nothing difficult for a beekeeper with a couple of years experience. If you are new to beekeeping, we strongly recommend that you either come for the Beginning Treatment-free Beekeeping Intensive, or read our book for a background in the basics.
This year, we are also adding:
July 28-29, Beginning Treatment Free Beekeeping Intensive.
This is a 2-day course in beginning beekeeping from a treatment-free perspective. Thursday evening dinner will be shared with attendees arriving for the conference and we will have a program after dinner. Classroom instruction and course materials are provided. There will be hive openings, and an observation hive on site.
We are especially lucky to have Sam Comfort of Anarchy Apiaries join us. His expertise in top bar hive management places him in high demand as a speaker and teacher. Sam has wide ranging skills and experience (from bee breeding to almond pollination).
No Previous Experience Necessary.
The venue is the beautiful Doyle Conservation Center in Leominster, MA the cost is $60 and includes 6 home-cooked meals.
http://beeuntoothers.com/2010Conference.html
http://beeuntoothers.com/2010Conference.html
New York - Apprentice Level Fall Course 2010
Saturday
The Cornell University Master Beekeeper Program will conduct its one-day Apprentice Level Fall Workshop twice this year. This is a comprehensive course that picks up where the spring class left off. It covers summer, fall and winter management; honey removal, extraction and processing; and IPM for honey bee pests, parasites, pathogens and predators. New beekeepers and experienced beekeepers looking for a refresher course are encouraged to attend. Class runs from 9am-6pm and includes 2 hrs of field work. Cost is $85.00. A workshop manual and refreshments are provided. For registration materials, go to masterbeekeeper.org. Classes limited to 24.
Offered at these times and places:
Saturday, August 14th
Dyce Lab, Cornell Univ. - Ithaca, NY
Saturday, August 21st
Betterbee - Greenwich, NY
masterbeekeeper.org
New Mexico
Thursday 08/19/10 - 08/22/10
Hands-on Natural Topbar Beekeeping Classes with long-time beekeeper Les Crowder Certification Classes in Santa Fe, New Mexico April 25, May 16, May 23, June 20. Backyard Beekeeping in Albuquerque, New Mexico April 11, April 18, May 23. Backyard Beekeeping in Rio Lucio, New Mexico May 9, June 6. Out of Towner?s intensive in Rio Lucio, New Mexico August 19-22. www.fortheloveofbees.com or email fortheloveofbees@kitcarson.net (575) 587-2065.
fortheloveofbees@kitcarson.net
www.fortheloveofbees.com
New York - Apprenctice Level Fall Workshop
Saturday
The Cornell University Master Beekeeper Program will conduct its one-day Apprentice Level Fall Workshop twice this year. This is a comprehensive course that picks up where the spring class left off. It covers summer, fall and winter management; honey removal, extraction and processing; and IPM for honey bee pests, parasites, pathogens and predators. New beekeepers and experienced beekeepers looking for a refresher course are encouraged to attend. Class runs from 9am-6pm and includes 2 hrs of field work. Cost is $85.00. A workshop manual and refreshments are provided. For registration materials, go to masterbeekeeper.org. Classes limited to 24.
Offered at these times and places:
Saturday, August 14th
Dyce Lab, Cornell Univ. - Ithaca, NY
Saturday, August 21st
Betterbee - Greenwich, NY
National Honey Bee Awareness Day -Dadant - High Springs, FL
Saturday
National Honeybee Awareness Day to be held at Dadant's in High Springs, FL
all day the 21st of August, 2010
> Full day of classes, demonstrations, door prizes, auction with Laurence Cutts, open hive demonstration, plus much more. Great food and drinks. Special guest speakers include Dr. Jaime Ellis from the University of Florida Entomology Dept., Jerry Hayes from the Department of Apiary Inspections, plus many more TBA. For more information contact chappiesbee@windstream.net
chappiesbee@windstream.net
Wisconsin - Beekeeping for Beginners
Saturday
The pollination of our crops and gardens by honey bees is so important, and the honey they produce in the process is so delicious, that more and more people are getting involved in the fascinating endeavor of beekeeping. Now, the Dane Co. office of the UW-extension is hosting a class for people who are interested in becoming beekeepers. You will hear about everything you need, to carry you through your first year. A registration packet will include hand-outs, guides, and a free magazine. The all-day class will be held on Saturday, Aug 21, from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. The location is 1 Fen Oak Drive, Madison, WI 53718 For information about cost, and to register, contact Lisa Johnson at Johnson.lisa@co.dane.wi.us. Phone 608-224-3715 or 608-224-3701. Class size is limited to 50 people, so plan now to attend.
Johnson.lisa@co.dane.wi.us
VA - Honey Harvest, Mite Treatments, Winter Preparation
Saturday
At the Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary with Gunther Hauk
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
In this workshop we will go into a number of topics, have hands-on sessions and also lots of time to ask specific questions, like application of medicinal teas and oils, mediations for the honeybees.
For beginners and experts ($75, studens and apprentices $50)
To register call Vivian 540-745-2153 or email:info@spikenardfarm.org
info@spikenardfarm.org
Bulgaria - First World Conference on Organic Beekeeping
Friday 08/27/10 - 08/29/10
First World Conference on Organic Beekeeping that is going to take place in Sunny Beach, Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria, from 27 to 29 August 2010.
This unique beekeeping event is organised by the Bulgarian Apimondia member association NBPS (Bulgarian Beekeeping Union) and the Bulgarian. Organic Beekeeping Association. We are pleased to inform you that the conference website is now ready for abstract submission (www.bee-hexagon.net/en/abstract.htm)and registration (www.bee-hexagon.net/en/registration.htm). For any further information or assistance in organising your participation in the congress, please feel free to contact the conference coordinator Dr.Stefan Bogdanov at info@bee-hexagon.net or the Apimondia headquarters in Rome at apimondia@mclink.it. Looking forward to welcoming you this summer in Bulgaria
info@bee-hexagon.net
apimondia@mclink.it
West Virginia Honey Festival
Saturday 08/28/10 - 08/29/10
August 28-29, 2010
Wood County, City Park, Parkersburg, WV
Honey Princess, Baking Contest, Honey & Wax Show, Honey Extracting, Beebeards by Steve Conlon & Family, American Honey Queen plus more! A family event at a family park.
http://www.wvhoneyfestival.org
Contact: Tom Riddle, President 304-
481-6941, teber1029@suddenlink.net, or Wood County Visitors Bureau 1-800-752-4982, or (304) 424-1960 (WVU Ext. Service), WV Honey Festival, P.O. Box 2149, Parkersburg, WV 26102
Driving directions from major highway/
interstate 3 miles West of 177 off US Rt 50 (7th St.) or 4 miles East of US 50 bridge to OHIO: follow signs
Parking availability and fees: NO fee for parking.
Fee/Admission charges $2.00 adults and $1.00 children
Gospel, country and pop-live music, antique car show PLUS anything you want to know about honey, beeswax and bee products! Wonderful crafts and good food too!
teber1029@suddenlink.net
http://www.wvhoneyfestival.org
WAS Meeting
Monday 08/30/10 - 09/2/10
WAS MEETING AUG 30 31, Sept 1&2 Salem OR Red Lion Inn
For more information see WAS website: http://groups.ucanr.org/WAS/ or President carond@hort.oregonstate.edu
http://groups.ucanr.org/WAS/
carond@hort.oregonstate.edu