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The 2nd Annual Central Kentucky Beekeeper’s School

Saturday 4 February 2006

 
The Allen County Beekeepers Association will host its 2nd Annual Beekeeping School, on Saturday 4 February 2006 at the LD Brown Agricultural Exposition Center, WKU Farm, in Bowling Green, KY. 
 
Doors will open at 08:30 for registration, and classes will begin at 09:30.  Cost is $6.00.  Lunch will be available thru the Ag Center Concession Area.  (There will be a horse show running concurrently in the arena). 
 
This year we will offer three concurrent class tracks:
 
09:30
Varieties of Apis Mellifera                                                Kent Williams
Pollination Services                                                        Harris Overholt
Swarm Removal                                                             Barry Richards
 
10:45
Verroa Destructor – Research & a Look Ahead                   Dr. Tom Webster
A History of Beekeeping in America                                   Dr. Tammy Horn
Grafting                                                                           Gordon Vernon
 
12:45
Splits, Nucs & Divides – Choosing the Best Colony            Robin Mountain
Comb Honey Production                                                   Dr. Randolph Richards
KY State Fair – The Honey Competition                             Phil Craft
 
2:00
Surviving the Small Hive Beetle                                          Gerald Burchett
Planting for Honey Production                                            Carol Le Favor
AFB & EFB Up Close & Personal                                       Steve Meador
 
For more information, please contact Martin Hickey, at 270-843-8743 (Day) or 270-846-1702 (Evening) or by email at Queenannsrevenge2002@Yahoo.Com.  Additional information is posted on the association’s website at www.allenkybees.com.
 
Directions:
 
Take your best route to I-65.  Proceed to exit 20 – Bowling Green.  Exit 20 is the beginning of the William Natcher Parkway.  Proceed on the William Natcher Parkway to Exit 4.  At the bottom of the ramp, turn left.  Drive 1/2 mile to the first stoplight you come to. On your left is Elrod Road.  Turn left onto Elrod Road and go 3/10ths of a mile.  The entrance to the LD Brown Agricultural Exposition Center is on your left.  Signs will be posted.


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