UNL Level 1 Beekeeping Workshop Lecture & Field Day 2023

Description

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This is an introductory level course that focuses on everything you need to start beekeeping, including topics on beekeeping equipment, protective gear, honey bee biology, stressors, and management basics. Part I of the course includes lectures by several speakers. Part II of the course is a field day that gets you in the hives and takes the lessons from Part I into practice. Learn how to setup the equipment, install and handle bees safely, and perform hive inspections.

Part I (Lecture) = February 25th, 2023, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Classroom at Schramm Education Center, Gretna, NE. Located on Highway 31, approximately 6 miles south of Exit 432 on I-80

Part II (Field Day) = April 15th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pollinator Garden on East Campus, UNL Apiary, GPS: 40.828970, -96.655257

This course is offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bee Lab. The cost for the class is $70 per person and unless otherwise specified. This course also is paired with a field day. Your spot will not be reserved until your check for payment is received.

If you have any questions please call 402-472-8378 email unlbeelab@unl.edu or visit https://entomology.unl.edu/bee-lab

The $70 per person includes all learning materials, varroa testing kit, catalogs and more. $30 for each additional family member.

Make checks payable to: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Send class fee to:
UNL Bee Lab
103 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816

Your seat will not be reserved until your payment has been received

The Schramm Education Center is open until 5 pm. If any participants want to go through the Education Center after the lecture, they offer a reduced rate for groups, so the cost would be $3 per adult if they wanted to see the Center & Aquarium. You must pay individually at the front desk, and just need to let the front desk know that you're with the lecture group in order to receive the group rate.

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State: Nebraska

Course Standards: 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20

Field Training:

Yes

Course Date:

(Part 1 Lecture) February 25th, 2023; (Part 2 Field Day) Saturday April 15th

Course Time:

(Part 1 Lecture)9am-4pm; (Part 2 Field Day)10am-3pm

Course Location:

(Lecture) Classroom at Schramm Education Center, Gretna, NE; (Field Day) UNL Apiary, Lincoln, NE, GPS: 40.828970, -96.655257

Course Cost:

$70 per person, includes lecture slides, equipment catalogs, Varroa kit. $30 for additional family member