Summer Course 2010


Intermediate Lectures

Tuesday July 27th

Time Topic Lecturer
09.15 - 10.15 A Short History of Beekeeping Finola Walsh
11.00 - 12.00 The Bees' House(frames, spacing, bee space) Séamus O'Connor
14.00 - 15.00 Honey Fit for a King Gerard Williams
15.45 - 16.45 Queen Rearing on a Small Scale Thomas Prendergast

Wednesday July 28th

Time Topic Lecturer
09.15 - 10.15 The Tough Exterior and Useful Appendages Lorna Browne
11.00 - 12.00 Pollination Mícheál MacGiolla Coda
14.00 - 15.00 Swarm Prevention and Control Archie Ferguson
15.45 - 16.45 Banana Skins (common errors in beekeeping) Thomas Prendergast

Thursday July 29th

Time Topic Lecturer
09.15 - 10.15 Dead in the Cell Dennis Ryan
11.00 - 12.00 The Beekeeper's Holiday Gerard Williams
14.00 - 15.00 Comb Honey Production Archie Ferguson
15.45 - 16.45 Sources of Nectar in Ireland Peter Whyte

Friday July 30th

Time Topic Lecturer
09.15 - 10.15 Sons Only Eamon Magee
11.00 - 12.00 Before the Bees Leave the Hive Séamus O'Connor
14.00 - 15.00 A Trip Down the Alimentary Canal Lorna Browne
15.45 - 16.45 Communication in the Honeybee Colony Finola Walsh


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