Biology department hosts beekeeping skills training

Biology department hosts beekeeping skills training

The Department of Biology is hosting a Beekeeping Skills Training Seminar on June 8–9, 2007 as a kick–off activity of the newly established Apiary located at the USC Nature Park within Talamban campus.

This hands–on seminar will introduce basic skills in the art of beekeeping including an introduction to the biology of bees, honey production and harvesting, pest and disease management. Participants will also be taught the technique of wax embedding and how to make queen candy.

Resource persons from the Cebu Honeybeekeepers Association Inc. (CHAI) and from the Department of Biology will facilitate the two–day seminar–workshop which will be held at the Apiary for the hands–on portion and in the Biology lecture room for the discussions. The participants will have an opportunity during the training to manipulate bee colonies that are now producing honey for the first time and wax products ready to be harvested.

The seminar is open to anybody interested to learn the art of beekeeping on a first–come–first–served basis at a minimal fee of P1,600 to cover the cost for food (lunch and snacks) and kits (hand outs and protective hood). Interested parties may contact Ms. Glenda Bendanillo, Secretary, Department of Biology, at telephone number 344–3801 local 507.

Author: D. B. Largo
07 / June / 2007