Description
Class will include handling live bees, PPE provided. Please wear long pants, closed toe shoes, and avoid strong perfume/cologne.
- Pollinator Biology Overview: this will mainly focus on honeybees, but will include some information on native pollinators.
- Routes for Pesticide exposure to a hive: Understanding the latest research on pesticide exposure and highlighting the exposure process in water, pollen, nectar, etc.
- How to avoid impacting pollinators: Understanding product labels, timing, notification, and contact information.
- Hands-on in the hive biology: How to safely handle bees, how to kill bees when needed without impacting other pollinators. Learn to identify pollinators.
