The club has arranged with one of its members, Gary Poile, to conduct two one day training course to our members.
The dates are:
26th February 2020
6th March 2020
The cost is $50.00 to our members only, as the club is subsidising the remaining cost, to a maximum to 30 attendees.
Please see outline of the course below.
Please bring your own protective gear.
Please RSVP to me via email ASAP so I can confirm your attendance.
president@goulburnbeekeepers.asn.au
One-Day Beginning in Bees Workshop.
3 Goulburn Street Collector
Presented by Gary Poile
Cost - $50 per member
Limit of 10 participants per course
Workshop dates: Saturday 26th of February or Sunday 6th of March 2022
Cost includes morning/afternoon tea and lunch.
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time |
comments |
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1 |
0900 |
Welcome and introduction. Safety / PPE / legalities of keeping bees |
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2 |
0930 |
Honey bees –history of the species / casts / breeding cycle/ swarms |
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3 |
1000 |
Short break / morning tea |
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4 |
1015 |
Hive design, components, construction and maintenance |
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5 |
1045 |
Hive inspection – demonstration of hive inspection and honey harvest. |
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6 |
1130 |
Extracting honey – demonstration. |
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7 |
1215 |
Lunch |
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8 |
1300 |
Local floral resources for honey bees |
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9 |
1400 |
Pests and diseases of honey bees |
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10 |
1430 |
Managing hives for minimum stress / overwintering |
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11 |
1500 |
Honey and wax processing (from session 6) |
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12 |
1530 |
Open forum /Q & A / feedback / afternoon tea |
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13 |
1600 |
Finish and go home. |
This workshop will include hands on field work with live bee hives. Participants will need appropriate PPE according to their level of experience. Minimum of long sleeve shirt and pants, closed footwear and bee vale/hat. Bee suit, gloves and ankle gaiters would be suitable if you this have available.
Handling live bees will be dependent on reasonable weather. If conditions are such that the practical demonstration is impossible, we will reschedule that component for another day.
ALL NORMAL COVID SAFE PRACTICES WILL BE ADHERED TO DURING THIS ACTIVITY.
Contact:
Gary Poile
poileshoney@hotmail.com
M 0408 974088