Hi, everyone.   Here are updates  about our unique Commercial beekeeping 
program.

*2012 Bee program*

This year's students are busy doing field  work with commercial 
beekeepers;  they are learning and working hard!    Eric Stromgren, 
  program instructor/coordinator,  reports the queen rearing course 
provided students with valuable, hands-on learning and that students 
enjoyed the presentations and  meeting  beekeepers at the Beaverlodge 
Field Day in June.  By end of September, students will  be back in class 
  for the second set of courses. They  will also be touring  Alberta 
honey processors & packers in late October  and  attending the Alberta 
Beekeepers Convention.

*Updates  & Looking Ahead to 2013*

·We have made some changes to  benefit student learning and increase 
accessibility for international students.   The revised program is  one 
week longer at 46 weeks; there are 23 weeks  classroom study and 23 
weeks  of paid work experience.   As before, the program starts in 
January and runs through November.

·Attached document is the updated program information sheet.   For 
  complete program details go to 
http://www.gprc.ab.ca/programs/details.html?ID=307 **

The 2013 program starts */January 7--/**/Interested students should 
begin their application process as soon as possible. /*

·For more program information, interested students are encouraged to 
contact  Eric Stromgren  or Lin Roy. [log in to unmask] 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>

Our goal is a robust, current and practical program that will provide a 
solid foundation for the next generation of beekeepers. We look forward 
to having students from Alberta,  from across Canada and from the world!

Please help us build awareness of this unique program--*/forward/share 
as you can/*. Thanks!

Cheryl King

GPRC Program Developer

780 539 2227





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