[ocba] Update: National Pollinator Week Events Next Week!

Elisabeth Curtis granda.curtis at gmail.com
Wed Jun 27 13:36:40 EDT 2007


Gayle - is there any time when it would be more useful for you to have some
help? I could come late morning or late afternoon and would be happy to
help.  -Elisabeth

On 6/26/07, David Langham <david_langham at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> All,
> Gayle going to have a table setup for the OCBA at this event!  If you have
> any time, please go over and help her man the table.  It is going to be a
> fun event and I am sorry that I am going to miss it!
> See the details below,
> David
>
> >
> >Thursday June 28 at Weaver Street Market
> >
> >Weaver Street Market is located at 101 East Weaver St. in Carrboro, NC;
> >visit their website at http://www.weaverstreetmarket.com/ for directions
> >and
> >store information.
> >
> >10:00-noon â€" visit the information tables and displays and talk with
> >beekeeping experts from NC State University, North Carolina Cooperative
> >Extension, the NCDA&CS, and the Orange County Beekeepers' Association.
> >
> >Noon-1:00 - Bee Cage - watch an experienced beekeeper open a hive and
> talk
> >about bees and beekeeping; get your burning questions answered
> >
> >1:00-1:30 â€" Protect our Pollinators and Plant a Bee Garden â€"
> >Presentation by
> >Debbie Roos, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center
> >
> >1:30-2:30 - Bee Cage Demonstration repeated
> >
> >2:30-3:00 - How to Become a Backyard Beekeeper - Presentation by Dr.
> David
> >Tarpy, NCSU Apiculture Specialist
> >
> >3:00-4:00 - Bee Cage Demonstration repeated
> >
> >4:00-4:30 - Overview of North Carolina Pollinators â€" Presentation by
> Dr.
> >Steve Bambara, NCSU Entomology Specialist
> >
> >You will also be able to visit the produce section of Chatham Marketplace
> >and Weaver Street Market to learn which crops are pollinated by honey
> bees
> >and what this means to North Carolina’s economy. And check out the
> >special
> >display of the many products of the hive available at each store,
> including
> >honey harvested by local beekeepers!
> >
> >Debbie Roos, Chatham County Agricultural Extension Agent, will also
> provide
> >a sneak peek of her new Pollinator Conservation website where you can
> learn
> >about plants appropriate for the Piedmont region that will provide nectar
> >and pollen for bees and other pollinators; view photos of each plant
> >species
> >and our common pollinators; and discover print and Internet resources to
> >learn more about pollinator conservation!
> >
> >For more information about these events, contact Debbie Roos at
> >debbie_roos at ncsu.edu.
> >
> >For more information about National Pollinator Week, visit the Pollinator
> >Partnership website at http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week.htm
> >
> >We hope to see you there! Bring your family and join in the fun.
> >
> >Debbie
> >
> >
> >Debbie Roos
> >Agricultural Extension Agent
> >Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
> >North Carolina State University
> >North Carolina Cooperative Extension
> >Chatham County Center
> >Growing Small Farms Website:
> >http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms
> >Post Office Box 279
> >Pittsboro, NC 27312
> >Email: debbie_roos at ncsu.edu
> >Phone: 919.542.8202 Fax: 919.542.8246
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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