{"id":7357,"date":"2023-04-20T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=7357"},"modified":"2023-04-24T15:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T19:11:51","slug":"lesba-and-umes-extension-partner-for-beekeeping-short-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/connections\/april-2023-connections\/lesba-and-umes-extension-partner-for-beekeeping-short-course\/","title":{"rendered":"LESBA and UMES Extension partner for beekeeping short course"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The extended forecast was looking like rain for the weekend, but April 15 and 16 turned out to be BEE-utiful<\/strong> for a beekeeping short course at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm.  The Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association<\/a> and UMES Extension<\/a> teamed up to train some 25 participants in basic and advanced concepts of honey beekeeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMES\u2019 willingness to collaborate helped jump-start the group after the pandemic took a toll on the group\u2019s activities along with board and general membership.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThe last couple of years were very difficult and the short course was not able to be held,\u201d said Patricia \u201cTricia\u201d King<\/strong>, (at right)<\/em> LESBA\u2019s incoming president.  \u201cWhen I accepted the position, my main focus was on gaining membership and fulfilling our club mission to \u2018provide mentorship to local beekeepers, educate the community about the importance of honeybees (and other pollinators) and to promote responsible sustainable beekeeping.\u2019 This short course achieved all of that and more, beyond our wildest hopes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMES Extension\u2019s associate dean, Dr. Enrique Nelson Escobar, opened the event with \u201cBasic Beekeeping.\u201d  Other sessions included, \u201cTrees for Bees\u201d by Ginny Rosenkranz, a commercial horticulturist with University of Maryland Extension; \u201cIntegrated Pest Management\u201d by Thom Babcock, LESBA secretary and owner of Babcock’s Apiary in Whaleyville; \u201cBeekeeping as a Business\u201d by Lauren Pascarella, owner of BayBees Honey in Whaleyville; \u201cRookie Beekeeping\u201d by Beth Bloom, a LESBA member; and \u201cSwarms and Splits\u201d by Jim Leether, LESBA past president and owner of Victory Garden Apiary in Princess Anne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were even able to offer live installations of packages and nucs into hives in the UMES apiary and registrants were able to experience honey harvesting firsthand,\u201d King said.\u00a0 \u201cWe are deeply thankful for Dr. Escobar and his team for their generous support and assistance in making this year\u2019s short course possible. For $22, registrants took part in two full days of classroom and hands-on training, plus lunch on both days. The reviews that we have received so far have been glowing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on UMES\u2019 beekeeping program, contact Escobar at enescobar@umes.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gail Stephens, agricultural communications and media associate, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, gcstephens@umes.edu<\/a> 410-621-3850.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos by LESBA, Dr. E. Nelson Escobar and Todd Dudek, agricultural communications, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, tdudek@umes.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patricia King, President of the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association presents during the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association and UMES Extension beekeeping short course April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm on Stewart Neck Road.<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
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The Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association and UMES Extension held a beekeeping short course April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm on Stewart Neck Road.\n\n(Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communication Photographer)<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
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Patricia King, President of the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association presents during the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association and UMES Extension beekeeping short course April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm on Stewart Neck Road.\n\n(Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communication Photographer)<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
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Patricia King, President of the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association presents during the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association and UMES Extension beekeeping short course April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm on Stewart Neck Road.\n\n(Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Agriculture Communication Photographer)<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
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Hives are set up at the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association and UMES Extension beekeeping short course April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm on Stewart Neck Road. (Photo by Enrique Escobar, UMES Extension)<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
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Hives are set up at the Lower Eastern Shore Beekeepers Association and UMES Extension beekeeping short course April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm on Stewart Neck Road. (Photo by Enrique Escobar, UMES Extension)<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>
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