Intermediate School will be held February 6 - March 12, 2012.  See the Cooperative  Extension website for details. here

See you all next Wednesday at 6:30 and we will schedule a make-up.

Class is coordinated by Cumberland County Cooperative Extension and will be held Wednesday nights from 6:30 - 8:30 pm on the USM Portland campus.   For more information and registration, contact CCext at 207-780-4205.

There are still  three spaces available.  If you would like to sign up,  please email me directly. queenbee@overlandhoney.com

This will be a lecture style workshop discussing the causes of and reasons for honeybee swarms, how to manage and reduce the swarm impulse in your own colonies, how to make splits (artificial swarms) and how to capture swarms once they have left the colony. Participants will learn the fundamentals of how to assess their colonies’ swarm preparations, how to make a split, what to have on hand to be ready to capture swarms, and how to make a “Swarm Trap.”

Each registered Participant will leave the workshop with one plant pot style swarm trap ready for use in his or her own apiary. (as shown above, minus the bees)

The purpose of this workshop is to begin educating our membership in methods of sustainable apiary management and prevention of nuisance bee issues.

Cost will be $40 which includes the “swarm trap”.    Participation is limited to 30 people. Please use the form below to register.

Swarm Workshop 2010

Registration here with your credit card

Single Registration $40.00 Couple Registration (two swarm traps) $80.00 Couple Registration (one swarm trap) $40.00

Or by check:
Please make check payable to:
Overland Apiaries and mail to:
Erin Forbes
188 Capisic Street
Portland, Maine 04102

More information here:  http://www.calendar.umaine.edu/?days=1&start=20100222

York County - Springvale - The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service is co-ordinating a 5 week course, meeting on 5 consecutive Monday evenings, 6:00 to 8:30 PM, starting February 22th until March 29. The class sessions will be held at the Nason College. A field session will be included. Regular Instructors will be Master Beekeeper Erin Forbes, and Experienced Beekeeper Larry Peiffer, both are Maine State Beekeeper Association Board Members. The cost of the course is $85 per person. Pre-Registration is required by February 17. Enrollment is limited to 40 Students. . Click here for a pdf application and information. For more information contact University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County at 1-800-287-1535 (in state) or 207-324-2814 or email: frankw@umext.maine.edu

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Instructor: Erin MacGregor-Forbes, Master Beekeeper;

Instructor: Erin MacGregor-Forbes, Master Beekeeper; Guest Instructor, Anthony Jadczak, Maine State Apiarist
5 Sessions at the University of Southern Maine Portland Campus, at a class room to be determined, on WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, and the 24 is a snow date.

Apiary management is a 5 week Intermediate Bee School designed to hone the skills of beekeepers.  The focus will be for beekeepers with 2-5 years of experience and 2-12 colonies. The course content will emphasize practical honey bee colony management techniques for beekeepers

Cost: $80.00 per person (or couple).  Space limits this course to 45 people.
FMI Contact University 207-780-4205 or 1-800-287-1471 of Maine Cooperative Extension (toll-free in Maine only).

PDF of Course Description -  Intermediate Apiary Management 2010

PDF of Course Application - Intermediate Bee School Registration Form

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