Contact: Pat, 585-820-6619.
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A great opportunity!:

NY Bee Wellness, NYBeeWellness.org, 
 An intensive 2 day, skills oriented, hands on workshop, a Train the Trainer program to teach beekeepers techniques in diagnosing, treating, and preventing honey bee diseases using a very small student teacher ratio. Participants from other states are welcome as space permits.  


 Instructors: Dr. Diana Sammataro, Dr. Larry Connor, Les Eccles and Melanie Kempers of the Ontario Tech Transfer Team (Canada).

August 9 & 10, Saturday & Sunday, 9a-5p each day, Batavia NY (Western NY), Genesee Community College
Diseases covered are
	American & European Foulbrood, Nosema, Mites, Chalk Brood,
	Viruses, and other bee maladies.
Topics include:
• record
	keeping & use of surveys• Specimen collection during
	actual hive inspection (in apiary)• How to prepare specimens
	for lab diagnosis• Microscope use (Lab)• accessing
	resources online• Frame diagnosis (Lab)• mentoring* Queen assessment 
 Fees: 200.00 for the first participant from a group
         
	100.00 for each additional participant from the same group
Class limit : 24 students
Lunch
included on both days
USDA
NIFA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program, Grant #
2011-494400-30631


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