If you want to experience the buzz of learning about an integral part of horticulture, the 2015 Chester County Beekeeping Association’s Conference on March 14 at West Chester University will offer that opportunity.
A one-day Beekeeping Basics Course will be taught by Dr. Dewey Caron, emeritus professor of entomology and wildlife at the University of Delaware as well as an affiliate professor in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University.
The presentation will include information on setting up hives, introducing bees to the hive, managing beekeeping chores throughout the year, troubleshooting, and harvesting honey. Participants can also sign up for membership in the Chester County Beekeepers Association and learn about its Mentorship Program for new beekeepers.
An advanced course by Dr. Thomas D. Seeley, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University, will include the following topics:
- A survivor population of European honey bees living in the wild in New York State
- The bee hive as a honey factory
- Hive thirst: How does a honeybee colony control its water intake?
In addition, Michael Palmer of French Hill Apiaries in St. Albans, Vt., has spent years developing his “sustainable apiary” program, cultivating stock that is hardy to a northern environment and is perfecting the use of over-wintered nucleus colonies. He will be speaking about the sustainable apiary and queen rearing in the sustainable apiary.
Check-in for the conference at the university’s Merion Science Center will run from 8 to 9 a.m., followed by the conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $60 per person and includes lunch. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required at www.ChescoBees.org.
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