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- From: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
- To: NC Beekeepers Orange County <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [ocba] Born and Bred in NC
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:25:38 -0500
More information about the Born and Bred in NC program... The NC State Apiculture Program is pleased to announce a new state-wide training initiative. We have recently secured a grant through the Golden LEAF Foundation to hold numerous workshops on queen rearing and clinics on bee breeding. Most
beekeepers acquire new stock by purchasing newly mated queen bees from
large commercial queen producers, mostly located in the Southeast (GA
and FL) or the west coast (CA), and then introducing them to their
hives. This large-scale, national queen production strategy has several
inherent problems, most notably an unreliable supply of queens, difficulties
in obtaining queens when they’re needed, and a lack of local
genetic adaptation. We believe that local, small-scale queen producers
located across NC is a viable alternative model for obtaining queens,
which will enable individual beekeepers to control the genetic destiny
in their own hives. In doing so, we hope to elicit every beekeeper
in North Carolina to implement their own queen-rearing program if they
so choose. http://entomology.ncsu.edu/apiculture/BornAndBred.html If you are interested in participating in any of these exciting opportunities, please fill out the application form and send it in to the NC Apiculture Program. We will contact you as offerings become available. Of course, information will be strictly confidential and used only for direct mailings and not further disseminated. We are very pleased to be given this opportunity to offer trainings in queen rearing and bee breeding, and we look forward to working with the beekeepers in North Carolina on this initiative. ____________________________________________________________ Student Financial Aid Connect to financial aid for online degrees. Free information! |
- [ocba] Born and Bred in NC, Lewis Cauble, 11/27/2009
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