From 9.30am until 3pm
At Seagrave Village Hall, LE12 7LU
We are pleased to announce a one-day meeting on Nosema – The Silent Killer.
- Bees dead in spring or late winter and you don’t know why?
- Colonies not building up or dwindling away?
- Something just not right but you don’t know what?
The above are just a few of the issues that Nosema Apis can cause. Furthermore, we now also have Nosema Ceranae in the UK, which is the main contributor to colony-collapse disorder in the USA.
Attendance at this one-day meeting, which includes a practical microscopy demonstration on how to test for Nosema, will give delegates a better understanding of how to help their bees cope with this perennial bee disease.
Would you like an expert opinion on your own colony? Delegates are invited to bring bees from one colony for evaluation (you will need to bring 30 dead bees, all from the one hive, in a zip-lock-style bag).
Venue: Seagrave Village Hall, LE12 7LU.
0930 for 1000 start, aiming to finish around 1500
Tea, coffee and biscuits are included in the course fee. You will need to provide your own lunch.
The following is an outline programme for the day.
- 0930 Arrival, registration and tea & coffee
- 1000 Nosema -what it is and what it does to the bees
- 1100 Break
- 1120 How beekeepers can treat their bees for Nosema
- 1200 Practical demonstration of Bailey comb change
- 1230 Lunch
- 1300 Demonstration on how to prepare a microscope slide for Nosema assessment.
- 1330 Prepare own slides and have them looked at by an expert
- 1430 Questions / Review of any good microscope slides / other bee diseases
- 1500 Finish & refreshments available
When you register payment will be taken via PayPal (no account needed) once registered and paid we will confirm via email. Any questions please email training@lrbka.org