Dear Editor, Could you please put the news release below in "BeeL"? Thank you, Sherry THE BUSINESS OF QUEEN BEES NEW PHILADELPHIA, February 28, 2011— Crossroads Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc. (Crossroads RC&D), along with partners Ohio State Beekeepers Association and Ohio State University Honey Bee Lab, is offering a choice of two workshops to learn the business of raising queen bees to sell. The first workshop is located in Piketon, Ohio and will take place April 15-16. The second is being held in Wooster, Ohio on May 20-21. Speakers include Dr. James Tew of OSU Honey Bee Lab, Dana Stahlman, Dan O’Hanlon, Gabe Blatt, and Joe Kovaleski. The topics that will be covered include: Business Planning, Queen Biology and Trait Selection, Methods of Queen Production, Processing for Sale, Equipment, Grafting Stations and Demonstrations. Registrations are $75, limited to 50 at each location, and are on a first come, first serve basis. To download your registration form go to: www.honeybeelab.com or registration materials can be emailed to you by contacting Crossroads RC&D at 330-339-9317 or emailing [log in to unmask] Some funding for this program is being provided by Ohio Department of Agriculture – Specialty Crop Grant program.# Sharron (Sherry) J. Ferrell Bee Lab Coordinator OSU Honey Bee Lab 1680 Madison Ave. Wooster, OH 44691 www.honeybeelab.com tel: 330-263-3684 fax: 330-263-3912 *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm