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Gormanston 2002 |
Gormanston Summer School 2002 Programme |
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THE FEDERATION OF IRISH BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATIONS
SUMMER COURSE PROGRAMME 2002
ADVANCED, INTERMEDIATE, PRELIMINARY AND WORKSHOPS
FRANCISCAN COLLEGE, GORMANSTON
MONDAY JULY 22nd TO SATURDAY JULY 27th (inclusive)
| Breakfast | Lunch | Evening Meal |
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| 08.00am | 12.30pm | 17.00pm |
LECTURERS
Keith Delaplane, Professor of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Jennifer Berry, Dept. of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA USA.
William O'Byrne, Diploma in Sc. (Apiculture), Bray, Co.Wicklow.
Patsy Bennett, Diploma in Sc. (Apiculture), Teagasc, Clonroche, Co.Wexford.
Ben Harden, NDB, Diploma in Sc (Apiculture), Ballinabanogue, Wicklow.
Monday July 22
10.00 - 17.00 Registration. Room 15
17.00 Evening Meal.
19.00 Official Opening followed by Cheese & Wine Reception. (Assembly Hall)
All are welcome.
Tuesday July 23
09.30 - 10.30 Honeybees and Agricultural Ecology - Keith Delaplane.
09.30 - 12.00 Honey Show Exhibits Accepted.
11.00 - 12.00 External Anatomy for everyday beekeepers - William O'Byrne.
14.00 - 15.00 Integrated Control of Varroa Mites - Keith Delaplane.
15.15 Meeting of Panel of Examiners.
15.30 - 16.30 Increasing stocks without loss of honey - Patsy Bennett.
14.30 Education Board Meeting.
18.30 Choir Practice in Church.
19.30 Meeting of Overseas Visitors (Beekeepers' Lounge).
20.30 Meeting of all BIBBA members.
Wednesday July 24
08.00 Annual Mass for Living and Deceased Members.
09.30 - 10.30 Honeybee Genetics and Breeding - Keith Delaplane.
11.00 Selection of Honey Queen.
11.00 - 12.00 Langstroth versus nature: is the movable frame hive an ideal nest? - Jennifer Berry.
12.15 Group Photograph at Main Door of College.
13.30 - 15.00 Announcing Honey Queen, Presentation of Honey Show Prizes. (Lecture Hall 2).
Followed by Opening of Honey Show.
15.00 Registration of Congress Delegates, followed by Congress. All are welcome.
19.15 - 20.15 There is a Swarm on my Apple Tree - Philip McCabe.*
Thursday July 25
09.30 - 10.30 Theory of Honey Production - Keith Delaplane.
11.00 - 12.00 Bees are Hot-blooded - Ben Harden.
14.00 Mystery Coach Tour. Assemble near Swimming Pool.
18.30 Executive Council Meeting.
21.30 Social Evening for All.
Friday July 26
09.30 - 12.30 Examinations - Paper "A" Practical.
09.30 - 10.30 Honeybee Thermodynamics - Keith Delaplane.
11.00 - 12.00 A tour of the Internal Honeybee Anatomy - William O'Byrne.
14.00 - 17.00 Examinations - Paper "B" Scientific.
14.00 - 1500 Managing thirty colonies - Keith Delaplane.
15.30 - 16.30 Bees Wax, a commodity - Ben Harden.
19.00 Lecturers Examination.
Saturday July 27
09.30 Lecturer's Examination.
11.15 Review of Course, Presentations, & Closure.
* Lecture in Assembly Hall. Open to the general public.
LECTURERS
June Hughes; Redmond Williams; Dennis Ryan; Ruary Rudd; Michael MacGiolla Coda; Liam Rice; Albert Knight; Tom Barrett; Charlie Robinson; John Donoghue; Louise Neylin.
Tuesday July 23
09.30 - 11.30 Encaustic art (painting with a travelling iron) - June Hughes.
09.30 - 11.00 Working with the Microscope - R. Williams, Dennis Ryan & Ruary Rudd.
# 11.00 Hive records & Evaluation - M. MacGiolla Coda & Liam Rice.
14.00 - 16.00 Queen Rearing - M. MacGiolla Coda & Albert Knight.
14.00 - 16.00 Computers in Beekeeping - Tom Barrett.
20.15 Demonstration of Furniture Polishing - C. Robinson & J. Donoghue.
Wednesday July 24
09.30 - 12.00 Make your own hives etc. with basic tools - John Donoghue.
09.30 - 11.00 Working with the Microscope - R. Williams, Dennis Ryan & Ruary Rudd.
# 11.00 Hive records & Evaluation - M. MacGiolla Coda & Liam Rice.
15.00 - 17.00 Beeswax from Hive to Shop Shelf - June Hughes.
19.30 - 20.30 Passing on the Craft. Guide lines for Lecturers - Louise Neylin.
20.30 Demonstration of Furniture Polishing - C. Robinson & J. Donoghue.
See Advanced Programme also.
Thursday July 25
09.30 - 12.00 Encaustic art (painting with a travelling iron) - June Hughes.
09.30 - 11.00 Working with the Microscope - R. Williams, Dennis Ryan & Ruary Rudd.
11.00 Computers in Beekeeping - Tom Barrett.
20.00 Demonstration of Furniture Polishing - C. Robinson & J. Donoghue.
Friday July 26
10.00 - 12.00 Morphometry Workshop - M. MacGiolla Coda & Albert Knight.
10.30 - 12.00 Computers in Beekeeping - Tom Barrett.
14.00 - 16.00 Make your own hives etc. with basic tools - John Donoghue.
19.30 - 20.30 Passing on the Craft. Guide lines for Lecturers - Louise Neylin.
19.00 - 21.00 Beeswax from Hive to Shop Shelf - June Hughes.
# Outdoor if possible
LECTURERS
Mr. Ben Harden, C.F.L. Cert. in Sc. (Apiculture) N.D.B., Co. Wicklow.
Mr. Seamus O'Connor C.F.L. Cert. in Sc. (Apiculture), Armagh.
Dr. Lorna Browne, C.F.L. Dublin.
Sr. Catherine, C.F.L. Drogheda.
Mr. Ger O'Donoghue C.F.L. Dip. In Sc. (Apiculture), Burnfort Co.Cork.
Mr. Philip McCabe, C.F.L. Dip. In Sc. (Apiculture) Drogheda, Co.Louth.
Monday July 22
19.00 As per Senior Programme.
Tuesday July 23
09.30 - 10.30 Hives & Equipment - Ben Harden.
11.00 - 12.00 Beginning with Bees - Seamus O'Connor.
14.00 - 15.00 Anatomy & Life History of a Honeybee - Lorna Browne.
15.30 - 16.30 Pollen & Nectar Sources - Gerard O'Donoghue.
After evening meal as per Senior Programme.
Wednesday July 24
09.30 - 10.30 Apiary Hygiene & Diseases - Sr. Catherine.
11.00 - 12.15 Outdoor Demonstration - All six lecturers.
13.30 - 16.30 As per Senior Programme.
After evening meal as per Senior Programme & Workshops.
Thursday July 25
09.30 - 10.30 Siting & Managing an Apiary - Seamus O'Connor.
11.00 - 12.00 Summer Work & Swarm Control - Philip McCabe.
After evening meal as per Senior Programme & Workshops.
Friday July 26
09.30 - 10.30 Harvesting Crop & Preparing Honey for Sale - Ger O'Donoghue
11.00 - 12.00 Preparing Colonies for winter - Philip McCabe.
14.15 - 14.45 Examination - Written.
15.00 - Examination - Practical at hives.
After evening meal as per Senior Programme & Workshops.
Saturday July 27
09.30 - 10.30 The Beekeeping Year - Philip McCabe.
11.15 As per Senior Programme.
The lectures in this grade are targeted at
1. Those who have passed the Preliminary examination and would like to develop a systematic study of beekeeping.
2. Those embarking on a course of study for the FIBKA Intermediate exam.
3. Those who would welcome some revision.
4. Anyone else interested in the subject of the lecture at Intermediate level.
NB: The lectures cover only part of the syllabus for the Intermediate exam. Candidates should also note that the subject matter covered at any of the lecture courses at Gormanston is not sufficient for the exams and is not intended to be so.
Lecturers
Mrs. Claire Chavasse, C.F.L. Tallow Co. Waterford.
Mr. Norman Walsh, C.F.L., Diploma in Sc. (Apiculture), Co. Down.
Mrs. Ethel Irvine, C.F.L. Enniskillen, Co.Fermanagh.
Tuesday July 23
09.30 - 10.30 Before the Bees Leave the Hive - Claire Chavasse.
"Bee Life before and after emergence, emphasising the significance of glandular development."
11.00 - 12.00 Honey fit for a King - Norman Walsh.
"Handling and preparation of high quality honey."
15.30 - 16.30 The Greatest Gift from Bees, Pollination - Ethel Irvine.
Wednesday July 24
11.00 - 12.00 The Forager. What! Why! How! - Claire Chavasse.
Thursday July 25
11.00 - 12.00 Dead in the Cell. "Brood Diseases" - Ethel Irvine.
Friday July 26
09.30 - 10.30 Spacers and Movers. Hive configuration and migration - Norman Walsh.
11.00 - 12.00 A Trip down the Alimentary Canal - Claire Chavasse.
Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the alimentary canal in words of two or sometimes three syllables
14.00 - 15.00 Sons only. "Drone laying queens and laying workers" - Ethel Irvine
15.30 - 16.30 The Beekeeper's Holiday - Winter - Norman Walsh
Written By Tom Barrett... Early Summer 2002, Recoded... 26 September 2006, Upgraded... 24 August 2007,
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