A workshop for beginning beekeepers will be held Saturday, March 9, at Montana State University.
The instructors will explain how to buy bees and equipment, establish a new beehive, register and maintain hives, prevent pests, and harvest honey and wax. They will also demonstrate candle-making. Participants will be able to taste various types of honey.
Cost of the workshop is $25 per person, which includes lunch. A registration form is available at
https://www.msuextension.org/Intranet/document/share/2013%20Spring%20Beekeeping%20 Workshop.pdf. Participants should send a check (Make it out to MSU) and the registration form to:
Spring Beekeeping Workshop
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
P.O. Box 173150, MSU
Bozeman, MT. 59717-3150
Directions and parking instructions will be emailed to registered participants.
The workshop schedule is:
8:30 to 9 a.m. — Check-in. (Coffee, tea and cookies available).
9 to 10 a.m. — Opening remarks. “Introduction to Honey Bee Biology” by MSU Crop Entomologist Kevin Wanner.
10 to 10:45 a.m. — “A Year in the Hive” by MSU Research Associate Entomologist Ruth O’Neill.
10:45 to 11 a.m. – Break.
11 a.m. to Noon — “Beekeeping and the Department of Agriculture: Rules, Regulations, and Services,” by State Entomologist Cam Lay, Montana Department of Agriculture.
Noon to 12:30 p.m. – Lunch break. A sandwich bar, green salad, spicy trail mix, pretzels and beverage are provided with registration.
12:30 to 1:15 p.m. – “How to Order Supplies and Assemble a Hive,” by Rick Molenda of Western Bee Supply in Polson. If participants order supplies ahead of time, Molenda will bring their orders to the workshop with no shipping charge. See http://www.westernbee.com
1:15 to 2 p.m. — “Varroa Mites and Other Common Problems,” by O’Neill.
2 to 2:15 p.m. Break.
2:15 to 4 p.m. – “Candle-making demonstration, honey tasting,” by David Baumbauer and Gretchen Rupp, Gallatin Valley Beekeepers’ Association.
For more information contact Ruth O’Neill at (406) 994-5176 or [email protected]
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