Honey Bee Pest & Disease Intensive | Hands-On Series, includes Suiting Up and Going into the Hives (1-day)
This is a unique and one of a kind opportunity to actually work the bees in actual bee hives as part of the Hands-on portion of the workshop. We will suit you up and take a close look at the bees, doing varroa testing, setting small hive beetle traps, and looking for wax moth larvae along with SHB larvae. You will be learning how to be a more successful beekeeper, by learning the challenges of IPM in Florida, where we have no brood breaks nor temps to kill off pests with personal hands-on experience working in the hive. Learn from a UF Advanced Master Beekeepers
Class Lecture on Saturday from 9am-1pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993
A deep dive into Pests
A deep dive into Diseases
Dissection & Microscope work - trachael mite count
Microscope work - Nosema count
Varroa Sticky Board demonstration
Treatment thresholds & options
Hands-On Workshop on Saturday from 1pm-4/5pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993
Varroa Sugar Roll - how to do the test in the apiary
Varroa Alcohol Wash - how to do the test in the apiary
Hive Beetle Traps - using 3 different trap methods
