Winter Prep Workshop

Urban Bee provides beekeeping courses, seminars and events at a variety of skills levels ranging from totally new to intermediate.Urban Bee primarily operates as a beekeeping supply store for both total beginners ('newbees') and more experienced beekeepers. We specialize in meeting the needs of backyard & urban beekeepers.If you think you may be interested in starting in beekeeping, we encourage you to come see us in our store in Ladner and say hi, or check out our website! You can also reach us via phone at 604-364-1993 or email sales@urbanbeesupplies.ca. We look forward to hearing from you.Urban Bee provides courses, seminars, beekeeping equipment, honeybees for sale, beekeeping supplies, feed & health products, honey, and more!

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In this workshop Julia will lead you through the proper preparation of a hive for winter, including insulation, wrapping, & winter feeding.

Winter Prep WorkshopOverview:Join instructor Julia Common on August 24th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm for a seminar on the proper preparation of honeybee colonies for the Winter. This is a hands-on workshop that will cover theory and planning of hive preparation for winter. This workshop is intended for current beekeepers looking to expand their knowledge of beekeeping, and is not intended for absolute beginners to beekeeping.The Fall provides a limited window of time to properly assess colony readiness for overwintering, feed and manage them where necessary, and make critical corrections to colonies that are experiencing issues. Being prepared and proactive in your winter preparation can make all the difference in terms of overwinter success. This seminar will prepare participants to make their fall management decisions in an informed way, and help them spot potential problems as they arise.Subject: General overview of hive assessment for late season to determine hive readiness, discussion of nature and critical role of winter bees, Fall mite and disease assessment and treatment, overwinter nutrition, supplemental feeding strategy and decisions, late season merges and other strategies to help weak or queenless colonies.Outcomes: Participants will have a have a clear idea of the critical differences in management, goals and assessment required for late season beekeeping. They will be able to assess their colonies for winter readiness, and know how best to help maintain or build them up for winter readiness where possible. They will also have strategies for how to best to deal with a colony that seems likely to struggle or fail overwinter.Instructor: We are fortunate to have for our instructor Julia Common of Bees Actually. Julia has over 40 years of beekeeping experience and currently runs a beekeeping operation based in the Delta area of BC. She is a <a href="https://bchoneyproducers.ca/" title="https://bchoneyproducers.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BCHPA</a> certified instructor and member of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturalists. Julia has been involved in beekeeping since her university days. What started as a summer job became first a hobby and later a career. From 2012 through to 2019 she acted as Chief Beekeeper for Vancouver-based society <a href="https://www.hivesforhumanity.com/" title="https://www.hivesforhumanity.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hives for Humanity</a>, which she co-founded along with her daughter Sarah Common. Urban beekeeping has led her to a number of epiphanies concerning the health and welfare of both bees and humans. She's passionate about bees, teaching &amp; life, and her courses stress the basic concepts of individual and colony biology, demonstrating how an understanding of these fundamentals can become the cornerstone of practical apiary management. Since her retirement from Hives for Humanity, Julia has turned her focus to bee health and research through her new endeavour Bees Actually, started in 2020.

Location: Where is this event?This workshop will take place at Urban Bee located at 5300 34b Avenue in Delta, BC. When you arrive to the property you can park behind the main large red building, where there is a large parking lot. The workshop will take place inside the Urban Bee warehouse, entry through the bay door on the left side of the building.Before or after the education event you are welcome to come visit our store if you need anything! You can also make a pre-order in advanced and we will have your order ready for pick-up.

Regarding cancellations:Please note that if you register and must later cancel your registration for the class due to personal circumstances a full refund can be provided minus the Eventbrite fee. Cancellations must be received 48 hours prior to the start of the workshop to provide adequate time to find a new attendee. If the cancellation was requested less than 48 hours prior to the event and we are unable to fill the vacant attendee spot Urban Bee Supplies reserves the right to retain the workshop payment. Please note that the above does not apply in the case of a cancellation due to re-scheduling (such as due to weather conditions). In this case a full refund WILL be applied if you must cancel as a consequence of Urban Bee Supplies rescheduling the event.

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