LOCATION: University of Maryland
ADDRESS: 4291 Fieldhouse Dr, College Park, MD 20742
BUILDING: Plant Science building
ROOM: TBA
DAY: Saturday, January 27, 2024
TIME: 8:30AM - 4:30PM (Doors open at 8:00 AM)
COST: $50/person (Only Current MSBA members may enroll. To Join MSBA, click here)
LIMITED: Only 75 students may enroll
BYO: Bring your own lunch. There will not be time to go out for lunch
This full day introduction to creating nucleus colonies and splits covers topics including why and when to split; benefits of splits; even, walk away, OTS and Snelgrove splits; making nucs; sustainable apiaries, nuc production, overwintering nucs; and best practices.
CLICK HERE to see a map of UMD Parking Lots. Because of a game, many lots will be restricted.
PREREQUISITES :
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FULL Day of Learning:
| START TIME | DURATION | EVENT | TEACHER |
| 8:00 | Room is open for arrivals | ||
| 8:30 | 0:30 | Intro, administrivia, Why Split? Advantages of splitting, Timing in Maryland | Kim Mehalick |
| 9:00 | 0:45 | Science reason for splits : varroa control, healthy hives, BIP | Eric Malcolm |
| 9:45 | 0:10 | BREAK | |
| 9:55 | 0:45 | Even and walkaway splits | Pam Hepp |
| 10:40 | 0:45 | Snelgrove method | Kim Mehalick |
| 11:25 | 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 12:25 | 0:40 | OTS method | TBD |
| 13:05 | 0:40 | Making a nuc in your own yard: what to look for when you purchase one | Valerie Wampler |
| 13:45 | 0:45 | Sustainable Apiary | Jason Crook |
| 14:30 | 0:10 | BREAK | |
| 14:40 | 0:45 | Nuc Production | Jim Frasier |
| 15:25 | 0:45 | Overwintering Nucs, Using Animal Husbandry Best Practices, Nutrition | Jason Hough |
| 16:10 | 0:30 | Final Q and A with instructors |
ENROLLMENT
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