On this edition of Sustainability Now, your host Justin Mog, puts on his beekeeper’s veil and sits down with Dr. Tammy Horn Potter, our State Apiarist with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture! Listen in to get an overview of the state of beekeeping and pollinators in our Commonwealth and to learn about some new resources to help sustain hive health in our region.
With the 2018 pesticide spraying season just beginning, we discuss KDA's new Pollinator Protection Program and the associated app - a voluntary tool that helps chemical applicators anonymously communicate with beekeepers when they intend to use a toxic spray and the label requires communication. Information about the new app which is free to use by both chemical applicators and beekeepers is available at: http://www.kyagr.com/statevet/documents/OSV_Bee_Pollinator-Handout.pdf.
You can contact our State Apiarist at tammy.potter@ky.gov or 502-229-2950. Find more resources online at http://www.kyagr.com/statevet/honeybees.html
Upcoming Beekeeper Schools in our area include:
March 10, 2018 - Bluegrass Beekeepers School
Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Registration at 8 a.m. EST, opening session at 9 a.m., and school concludes at 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Jen O’Keefe, Morehead State University.
Registration at the door is $35 per adult and $15 per child. Lunch is included.
For registration form and information, see the Bluegrass Beekeepers Association webpage at http://www.bluegrassbeekeepers.com.
March 10, 2018 - Beyond Beginning Beekeeping
The Northern Kentucky Beekeepers Association (NKYBA) will be hosting an intermediate beekeeping school that will cover more advanced topics from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. The school will be held at the Boone County Extension Office Enrichment Center, lower level, 6028 Camp Ernst Rd., Burlington KY 41005. Former Kentucky State Apiarist Phil Craft will be the speaker.
Cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members, $5 for children 12 and under.
Includes lunch with Q&A during lunch.
Registration and school details at http://www.nkybeekeepers.com and at http://www.facebook.com/nkybeekeepersassociation.
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