Everybody loves Robyn Underwood. This is a beekeeping fact as well known as the proper term for a laying worker. It’s gospel.
Well Robyn has been up to it again and has flooded my inbox with incredibly helpful information and asked that we pass it on. Since it’s too cold outside to do anything, even fix boxes in my unheated workspace, I have decided to comply with her wishes and post them for you.
Beekeeping around the world!
Robyn keeps pulling this program together year after year. Every year she finds new beekeepers with different stories providing a truly global perspective on beekeeping. Attend every one if you can!
Free Legal Advice on Agritourism for Farmers
The Penn State Law Rural Economic Development Clinic is looking for projects for their law students and they’d like to get your help. They’re taking applications from folks who are looking for help with employment and agritourism issues.
If you’ve got a question or challenge around farmers markets, contracts for events, liability issues, or even solar leasing and housing for H2A employees, you should apply for assistance with it.
WSU Honey Bees + Pollinators Program
Washington State University Honey Bees + Pollinators program has a great series of FREE webinars on honeybees and related topics. The link above to their upcoming events lists both free and paid events and it looks like they have an amazing program out there.
Here are the free ones. Note that these are all Pacific times, so three hours later for us here in Philly:
- Gardening for Pollinators with Dr. Rae Olsson
- February 5 12pm PT
- Registration link: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_29T4tcvCQ0i0U3umcfNT5Q
- Honey Bee Nutritional Needs with Dr. Taylor Reams
- March 8 11am PT
- Registration link: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xfglUI6rQxWRAn-wNwAZQg
- Deadout Necropsies with Dr. Dewey Caron
- March 22 4pm PT
- Registration link: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G3sFSLbgSKuEvAnXhQ0OIw
- Pesticide Exposures during Migratory Pollination with Dr. Ge Zhang
- April 26 5pm PT
- Registration link: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8zl8jnGQRwWsUrLslhYcpg
- Landscape Driven Stressors during Migratory Pollination with Dr. Ryan Kuesel
- July 19 4pm PT
- Registration link: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sRDiP8D4TO2g3CD6NJZK6Q
- Controlling Honey Comb Storage Pests with Joey Rosario
- August 2 1pm PT
- Registration link: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1XJSQxeVTd68LMtfSvharg
- Using DNA from the Environment to Assess Colony Health with Taydin Macon
- Sept. 8 4pm PT
- Registration link:
https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pROVi8NcQeysMlmtKzhimg
- Entomopathogenic Metarhizium for Varroa Control with Molly Quade
- October 10 6pm PT
- Registration link:
https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JS_xnus4RMy6O21y7O2vpQ