Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 06:28:26 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: Register now for honey bee nutrition workshop!
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on Honey Bee Nutrition from 7:00-9:00 pm on Wednesday November 7 in the auditorium of the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro. Winter starvation is believed to be one of the primary factors that causes honey bee colony loss in North Carolina. It’s
important for beekeepers to understand what bees need and how to provide for those needs. The program will be presented by NCDA Apiary Inspector Nancy Ruppert and NC Cooperative Extension Agent Debbie Roos.
Agenda:
What Do Honey Bees Need and Why? (carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water, etc.)
Nancy Ruppert, NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Sciences
Impact of Poor Nutrition on Honey Bee Health
Nancy Ruppert
How Can We Help Bees Acquire What They Need?
Nancy Ruppert
Increase Floral Diversity to Benefit Honey Bees
Debbie Roos, North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Advance registration is required by November 5. The cost of the workshop is $10 and includes a CD of resources.
To register, visit Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website and download a registration form: http://bit.ly/qb7UB
Save the date for these upcoming Cooperative Extension workshops (registrations will be announced soon):
November 8: Tax Issues for Diversified Farmers from 6:00-9:00 pm in Pittsboro
December 5: Fiber Animal Production from 9:00 am-5:00 pm in Silk Hope
December 12: GAP Certification for the Small Farm from 1:00-5:00 pm in Pittsboro
February 28, 2013: Piedmont Medicinal Herb Production* from 9:00 am-5:00 pm in Silk Hope
*originally scheduled for November 2012 – this is the new date
Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
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