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These slides are from Robert "Bob" Borkowski's "Beekeeping 101" workshop, presented through the Institute of Applied Agriculture at the University of Maryland, College Park.
This is the first slide show for the beginning beekeeping class for back yard beekeepers for the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, taught by Jackson, Missouri, beekeeper Grant Gillard. Like any new hobby, keeping honey bees and establishing an apiary can be a little intimidating. Bees sting and it hurts! Bees are still dying and this is still a very challenging time to get started. It's also kind of expensive to buy honey bee equipment, whether new or used.
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These slides are from Robert "Bob" Borkowski's "Beekeeping 101" workshop, presented through the Institute of Applied Agriculture at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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1. Organic Beekeeping
Grant Gillard
gillard5 @ charter . net
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www . grantgillard . weebly . com
“Organic Beekeeping”
https://www.createspace.com/5273543
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3. At the farmer’s market…
“Is your honey organic?”
What are they really asking?
How do you answer?
Why do they want to know?
What’s at stake here?
4. What’s at stake?
How we treat our bees and the
integrity of how our honey is
produced.
Consumer confidence that they are
buying a wholesome, pure product.
5. The health of the hive
Synthetic chemicals
“Killing a bug on a bug”
Sub-lethal residues left behind in wax
Increased resistance in the bugs
Requires greater potency and stronger
toxicity
The “treadmill” effect
6. Integrity of the product
Residues showing up in honey
Label directions and restrictions ignored
Use and abuse of legal products
“Kitchen Sink” concoctions and “off-label”
treatments
Treatments when honey supers are on
7. General Principles
Nothing poisonous goes into the hive
Minimal intrusion
No residues that accumulate
Minimal disruption
Health of the hive first and foremost
Honey production distant second
9. Reality
USDA - Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
In 2002 – rules that define and regulate the
production
handling
labeling and
marketing of organic products
Maintain a list of allowed and prohibited
substances (subject to change)
Offer certification (not required)
10. Certification
Three-year transition period
Extensive record keeping
On-farm inspections
Accountability
Third-party verification (if one can be
found) **inconsistencies between agencies
Very expensive and time consuming
11. Face to face marketing
“It’s more important to tell people
what I do and don’t do,
rather than being certified.”
Know your beekeeper
Know what you’re buying
Know where you honey comes from
12. $100,000 Dilemma
Because the definition of “organic” is
now sanctioned solely by the USDA,
no one may simply claim
they are “organic.”
13. Certified Naturally Grown
www.cngfarming.org
“Grass roots alternative to certified organic”
Simpler to administer, less cumbersome
Less expensive
“Peer” driven (CNG farmers, extension personnel)
subject to random pesticide residue testing
14. Pioneers in the field
Dee Lusby
Michael Bush
Sam Comfort (emphasis on top bar hives)
Solomon Parker (more Treatment-Free)
“Organic Beekeeping” Facebook page
Organic Beekeepers Conference
15. Understanding the Basics
“Organic” is
A philosophy
A management plan
A practice
A long-term, wholistic unity
“Strength (production) from within”
18. Organics
Originates in nature
Was once a living organism, plant or
animal
Perceived as “safe”
Not a synthetic product
Not something “chemical”
24. The environment
Apiary location critical
Bees fly up to 2 miles to forage, but focus
on the closest source
You cannot control where the bees fly
You cannot control what your neighbor
plants or sprays
25. Draw a map
One is required for every apiary location
Inner circle = a radius of 1.8 miles (3 km)
Forage Zone
6,511 acres
Outer circle = a radius of 2.2 miles (3.4
km)
Surveillance Zone
3,215 additional acres
32. Hive Bodies
Non-synthetic materials (wood)
No BEE-MAX polystyrene hives
Old fashioned Kelley plastic components
No pressure-treated wood
33. Exterior finish
Paint is paint, once dry
Kelley ECO Wood Treatment
New products every year
Cedar Shield www.cedarsiders.com
Non-toxic, wood stabilizer
Wood can be painted
34. Frames and Foundation
Wood frames
Commercial foundation, residues
Plastic foundation, dipped in organic
beeswax
Foundationless frames, bees draw out their
own cell size (you get a lot of drone cells)
Small cell (but need to regress)
35. Organic Bees Wax
Bees are “flying brooms,” electrostatically
charged.
Wax was contaminated
Question: was “organic” wax more
contaminated than commercial
foundation?
36. Acquiring Bees
Personally, I love feral stock
“free” bees through swarm trapping
NOP = don’t care where you get them
Purchased bees must be transitioned for
one year under organic protocols
Splits – ready to go
Or buy from an organic producer
37. Mite treatments
Bees must be treated
“Bond” method or neglect not allowed
Treatments allowed, provided the
treatment is not synthetic, and
Not prohibited under section 205.604,
and
Are allowed under section 205.603
Formic acid recently approved
38. Harvesting
Bee repellants not allowed
Honey robber
Bee-go
New products made from essential oils not
approved, but things take a long time to
reach the National List
39. Feeding
Honey bees may not be allowed to starve
Sugar syrup must be made from organic
sugar
40. Record Keeping
The corner stone to moving ahead with
organic beekeeping
Organic production may not be mingled
with non-organic production
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47. If I want to go organic….
If you gross over $5,000 per year
Start by writing an organic systems plan
(OSP) to tell how you will follow the
regulations. Think of it as a conventional
“business plan.”
Keep records for three years to
demonstrate you are following the
regulations.
