an idea for UK honey bee
clubs and associations
BIBBA would be prepared to take a travelling workshop to a group of
beekeepers, provided there were sufficient beekeepers attending to make it
worthwhile.
Obviously expenses would have to be met, this would involve
mainly petrol and photocopying of handouts plus a nominal fee for the work
put in by the demonstrators. If long distances were involved it could mean
accommodation may have to be provided. Expenses could be funded either by
making a charge for those attending or meeting these out of the funds of the
Association being visited. It would up to the Association or group to
decide.
What a travelling workshop could offer
The idea would be to have demonstrations on grafting of
larvae, making up mini-nucs and morphometry. This would mean colonies being
available to show how to collect bees for sampling, and how to make up nucs
with bees.
A suitable hall and one or two slide projectors would be
required also. Three BIBBA members would come to carry out the
demonstrations and there would be opportunities for those attending to have
hands-on experience.
If required a nucleus could be brought along by the
demonstrators with pure bred Apis mellifera mellifera bees to provide the
larvae for grafting, and these put in a cell-raiser if this was prepared
beforehand by the group being visited.
The queens raised could be sold by the group to help with
funding the visit.
If you would like more information on such a workshop please
contact the BIBBA Groups Secretary, Albert Knight on 01773 745287
albert@bibba.com
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