June 24, 2008 - CCD, the Current State of Beekeeping and Organic Solutions - Stowe Free Library, Stowe, Vermont 6-7:30 pm

June 27-June 28, 2008 - Organic Beekeeping: Principals and Practices - This workshop covers topics suitable for commercial and hobby beekeepers, with a primary focus on intermediate and advanced methods. For beginners, a special Friday afternoon session that covers hive construction and layout, the basics of bee biology, and handling bees is strongly recommended. (see website for times and fees) The rest of the workshop, Friday evening and all day Saturday, presents a balanced view of natural and organic beekeeping topics and practices not ordinarily covered in lectures and articles, including: presence and mindfulness in the beeyard; swarming as an expression of the bees vitality; working with swarms and making nucleus colonies; non-toxic mite and foul brood control; and an appreciation for the role that pollinators play within the Earth's ecosystem. Weather permitting, the day will be punctuated with visits to the hives, where techniques for handling bees are demonstrated with opportunities for hands-on experience by workshop participants. Bring a veil, smoker, and hive tool if you have one. - Metta Earth Institute -A Center For Contemplative Ecology, Geary Rd., Lincoln, Vermont http://www.mettaearth.org/classes.php4

July 12, 2008 - Organic Varroa Mite Control & Making Nucleus Colonies - Betterbee Field Days, Greenwich, New York. http://www.betterbee.com/

July 13, 2008 - CCD and The Current State of Beekeeping From an Organic Perspective - Learn about - SolarFest, Tinmouth, Vermont http://www.solarfest.com/index.php

August 9-10 - Colony Collapse Disorder- Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference - Amherst, Massachusettes.

August 14 - CCD and Organic Solutions - Bennington County Beekeeper's Association -Vermont Veterans Home, 325 North St., Bennington, VT  7 pm

August 29-August 30, 2008 - Organic Beekeeping: Principals and Practices - This workshop covers topics suitable for commercial and hobby beekeepers, with a primary focus on intermediate and advanced methods. For beginners, a special Friday afternoon session that covers hive construction and layout, the basics of bee biology, and handling bees is strongly recommended. (see website for times and fees) The rest of the workshop, Friday evening and all day Saturday, presents a balanced view of natural and organic beekeeping topics and practices not ordinarily covered in lectures and articles, including: presence and mindfulness in the beeyard; swarming as an expression of the bees vitality; working with swarms and making nucleus colonies; non-toxic mite and foul brood control; and an appreciation for the role that pollinators play within the Earth's ecosystem. Weather permitting, the day will be punctuated with visits to the hives, where techniques for handling bees are demonstrated with opportunities for hands-on experience by workshop participants. Bring a veil, smoker, and hive tool if you have one. - Metta Earth Institute -A Center For Contemplative Ecology, Geary Rd., Lincoln, Vermont http://www.mettaearth.org/classes.php4

September 6-7, 2008 - Organic Beekeeping: Principals and Practices - This workshop covers topics suitable for commercial and hobby beekeepers, with a primary focus on intermediate and advanced methods. For beginners, a special Friday afternoon session that covers hive construction and layout, the basics of bee biology, and handling bees is strongly recommended. The rest of the workshop, Friday evening and all day Saturday, presents a balanced view of natural and organic beekeeping topics and practices not ordinarily covered in lectures and articles, including: presence and mindfulness in the beeyard; swarming as an expression of the bees vitality; working with swarms and making nucleus colonies; non-toxic mite and foul brood control; and an appreciation for the role that pollinators play within the Earth's ecosystem. Weather permitting, the day will be punctuated with visits to the hives, where techniques for handling bees are demonstrated with opportunities for hands-on experience by workshop participants. Bring a veil, smoker, and hive tool if you have one. - Windhourse Farm, Nova Scotia, Canada

September 13-14 - Apitherapy - Healing and Health With Products From The Hive - D Acres of New Hampshire, Dorchester, NH www.dacres.org    

September 26-28 - Honey Booth & Book Signing - BigE, Vermont Building, West Springfield, Massachusetts.

October 4 - Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators - Dead Creek Wildlife Day - Addison, Vermont 

October 18 - CCD, The Current State of Beekeeping and Organic Solutions - Ontario-Fingerlakes Beekeepers Association, New York

October 24-26 - Bioneers By The Bay Conference, New Bedford, MA.