Monday, June 5, 2017 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm EDT.
Some of the most challenging aspects of beekeeping occur during the honeybee’s natural transition between a gesture of expansion towards the summer solstice and one of contraction as the season progresses from that high point of the sun’s arc. This webinar will cover the aspects of honeybee health specifically in relation to this critical time of the year, when all of the ‘organs’ of this superorganism (the drones, workers, queen, wax) are at their height of performance and the most careful observation of each hive becomes tantamount to their vitality and longevity. Topics include, but not limited to: the swarming impulse, brood health, queen rightness, drone activity, pest pressure, nectar flow, and hive body expansion and contraction.
Space is limited in this interactive video class. Sign up now to reserve your spot!
This webinar will be recorded, and all registered participants will have access to the video recording on the Biodynamic Association website for 6 months after the webinar.
For more details on system requirements and how to participate, please see our webinar info page.
Presenter:
Alex Tuchman is the Program Director and Farm Manager of Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary, a biodynamic farm and apiary founded by Gunther Hauk in Floyd, Virginia. At Spikenard, Alex works to implement all educational workshops and programs, where he serves as a lead instructor. His responsibilities also include social and programmatic communications, as well as working with interns, organizing volunteer and visitor activities, oversight of the bees, the flower and vegetable gardens, and the research program. Alex started at Spikenard Farm in March of 2014 after working 3 years as the manager of the Loyola University Student Farm in Illinois. He has over nine years of beekeeping and farming experience along with educational training from Loyola University Chicago, the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, and the Angelic Organics Learning Center.
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| Health and Hive Management | $20.00 |