This session also includes a pot-luck lunch, and members of the Nebraska Beekeepers Association will be available to assist new beekeepers in assembling their new hives and in making their first colony examinations. Dr. Marion Ellis, Extension Apiculture Specialist Mr. Charles Simonds, Nebraska State Apiary Inspector Drs. The program includes lectures and hands-on training in bee biology and beekeeping. The workshop is designed to provide a level of training that exceeds what is needed to successfully keep bees. In addition to practical beekeeping, participants will be trained in pollination biology, honey bee dance language, honey bee pheromones, accessing Internet resources, marketing, and in presenting beekeeping information to youth and public media.
Registration is limited to maintain a low trainee to trainer ratio.
This fund will be used for the benefit and support of the Department of Entomology, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It is designated for the support of graduate students with emphasis in teaching, research, or extension programming in beekeeping, including, but not limited to, fellowships, travel grants to scientific meetings and research support. This fund shall be used at the direction of the Head, Department of Entomology, IANR, in consultation with the Nebraska Beekeepers Association. Donations or memorials can be made at any time by anyone, and they are tax deductible. The money is invested in a large pool of money managed by the foundation.