Offered by the Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba & Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Date: 9 Wednesdays from 22 January to 26*
March, 2014 + Apiary demonstration in April.
*No classes 19 Feb, U. of M. mid-term break
** Apiary session in April or May depending
on weather
Time: 700-9:30 p.m.
Location: 219 Animal Science/Entomology Building
Fees: $100 (course fee) + recommended text
“Beekeeping in Western Canada” $30
Honey bees can be managed with ease by urban people. Besides the honey and bees wax they produce, and their value as pollinators of various crops, their highly developed social organization provides fascinating material for study.
This series of lectures and demonstrations will deal with the nature of beekeeping; the life history, anatomy, and social behaviour of bees; economics; how to manage colonies of bees; equipment and site selection; pollen and nectar producing plants, nectar flows; seasonal management ; pests, parasites diseases and their control; regulations; honey houses; extracting equipment; grading and marketing honey and beeswax.
Registration: Limited enrolment. Registrants should come to the first meeting of the class unless notified otherwise. Written requests for withdrawals involving tuition refund (subject to a $10 administration fee) will be accepted before the SECOND meeting of the class. No refunds will be made after that date. The University reserves the right to cancel any course and refund full fee, and to reschedule classes cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances.
Instructors:
R.W. Currie, Professor, Dept. of Entomology, U. Manitoba (204) 474-6020
R. Lafrenière, Provincial Apiarist, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, (945-4825)
D. Ostermann, Extension Apiarist, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, (945-3861)
Tear off and Mail to:
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K Graham, Dept. of Entomology, University of Manitoba, R3T 2N2
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