“Beekeeping

advanced sessions

i with John Corner
en and “Dr. ‘Harry“Laidlaw

The Fraser Valley, Maple Ridge, and South Frdser
Divisions of the B.C. Honey Producers' Association have asked
the College to set up two advanced level meetings on Beekeeping,
in co-oneration with the B.C. Department of Agriculture.

OUR REARING Dr. Harry Laidlaw Wednesday, April 3

Nr. Laidlaw will talk on queen rearing and storage;
now to rear queens locally; setting up queen banks; mating
and storage of queens; special equipment needed; mating
nuclei and grafting.

Presently, br. Laidlaw is a professor at the University
of California in Davis and is a renowned bee geneticist.

THE APLTCAN BEE John Corner Wednesday, April 24

‘Nr. Corner is the Provincial Apiarist and has just
returned from a year in Kenya, where he helped in the
development of that country's apiary industry. In addition
to showing slides of his trip, he will discuss the nature of
the African Bee and its evolution through migration into
Brazil, and its behaviour patterns; the possibilities and
implications of its entry into B.C.; the techniques needed
to manage it, its honey production potential, migratory
patterns and climatic sensitivities.

PLACE: Douglas College
Surrey campus, 9260 - 140 St.
Room 407

TIME's Wednesday, April 3 and

Wednesday, April 24, 1974
T3230 = 79 230 ‘pas

PEE: $2 per session

Fo: further details please contact Admissions Office - 588~6404.

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