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Colony Collapse Disorder or Human Collapse Disorder? More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: Want to know more about the challenges facing honeybee populations locally and globally? This presentation will review industrial practices of beekeeping and the impacts of these actions on the honeybees.
  • Date: Saturday, March 3, 2011
  • Location: Calgary Canoe Club, 6449 Crowchild Tr SW
  • Unit Price: $15.00
  • Odds and Sods: Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door. Refreshments will be served after the presentation
 
Level 1 Beekeeping Course SOLD OUT- Calgary, March More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: A.B.C is pleased to offer a Level One Beekeeping Certificate for hobbiest beekeepers in an urban and rural setting. The 16 hour intensive program will offer everything you need to know to begin beekeeping. The course is taught by Patty Milligan of Lola Canola Honey in Bon Accord, AB. Her experience as a small scale beekeeper over the last decade has stemmed a fountain of information on the practice of beekeeping. Course includes textbook and resources.
  • Date: March 10th- 11th, 2012
  • Location: TBA
  • Unit Price: $0.00
  • Odds and Sods: Bring a note book, and pen!
 
Hive Mentality Project: Keynote Speaker Kirk Anderson, CALGARY More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: President and founder of one of the largest urban beekeeping groups in North America, Kirk is coming to share his story about natural beekeeping and community development in the buzzing metropolis of Los Angeles. Kirk will share stories and information on how the population dense city of LA has responded to urban beekeeping, and how the Backwards Beekeepers communities manages their 300+ swarm calls a year and starts and mentors over 100 new beekeepers a year!
  • Date: March 16th, 2012
  • Location: Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association, 1418 7 AVE NW Calgary, Alberta
  • Unit Price: $10.00
 
Hive Mentality Project: Kirk Anderson Workshop, Urban Beekeeping Practices, CALGARY More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: Hey Beekeeping and Bee Loving Volunteers! A.B.C is proud to bring Kirk Anderson (Kirkobeeo), Founder of Backwards Beekeepers LA to Calgary just for you Volunteers!Kirkobeeo began teaching urban beekeepers in LA small cell, backwards beekeeping. These new beekeepers formed the group Backwards Beekeepers and started a Backwards Beekeepers Yahoo! group (which now has 650 members). Backwards Beekeepers in the LA area now number in the hundreds. Kirkobeeo and his Backward Beekeeping Club organize the removal and reteival of over 200 swarms a year. With that experience, Kirk is going to come and share his expertise and know-how to help us here in Calgary create a viable and sustainable community of swarm capturers, mentorship community, and develop a relationship with the Los Angeles Backwards Community.We are running a session for the A.B.C community to come together and make a plan for the Swarm Catching Community here in Calgary!Workshop Details:The workshop will be fully catered with a hot lunch, tea, and coffee. So you can munch as you crunch on the details of beekeeping in 2012! The workshop will offer opportunities to learn about how Backwards Beekeepers run their programming in LA. There will be open table discussions, work group designations, Q & A opportunities, and role/position designation, and volunteer coordination plans so that we can be sure that bees and beekeepers alike are cared for!
  • Date: March 17th, 2012
  • Location: The Calgary Rowing Club, 6449 Crowchild Tr SW Calgary, AB T3E 7C6
  • Unit Price: $75.00
  • Odds and Sods: This $75 rate is only available until February 1, 2012. This is the special volunteer rate for those who are eager to participate in the community. After February 1, 2012, the price will be $75.00.
 
Hive Mentality Project: RED DEER, Kirk Anderson More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: President and founder of one of the largest urban beekeeping groups in North America, Kirk is coming to share his story about natural beekeeping and community development in the buzzing metropolis of Los Angeles. Kirk will share stories and information on how the population dense city of LA has responded to urban beekeeping, and how the Backwards Beekeepers communities manages their 300+ swarm calls a year and starts and mentors over 100 new beekeepers a year!
  • Date: March 18th, 2012
  • Location: Red Deer College,Margaret Parsons Theatre
  • Unit Price: $10.00
  • Odds and Sods: Sponsored by ReThink Red Deer and Apiaries and Bees for Communities
 
Hive Mentality Project: EDMONTON Kirk Anderson More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: President and founder of one of the largest urban beekeeping groups in North America, Kirk is coming to share his story about natural beekeeping and community development in the buzzing metropolis of Los Angeles. Kirk will share stories and information on how the population dense city of LA has responded to urban beekeeping, and how the Backwards Beekeepers communities manages their 300+ swarm calls a year and starts and mentors over 100 new beekeepers a year!
  • Date: March 18th, 2012
  • Location: Canadian Advanced, 5307 72A Ave NW Edmonton
  • Unit Price: $10.00
  • Odds and Sods: Proceeds go to E-Sage and A.B.C
 
Hive Mentality Project: Keynote Speaker Werner Gysi, CALGARY More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: Werner Gysi is a published and much sought after keynote speaker. He will be sharing stories about his own experiences beekeeping according to biodynamic pricipals. With a glance at where the concept of biodynamics came from, Werner will offer information about wholistic and sustainable ways of producing food, philosophies of earth cycles, Rudolf Steiner and Maria Thun, as well as talk aboutchanges in the world of beekeeping and strategies to maintain sustainable hives through sustainable practices.
  • Date: April 13th, 2012
  • Location: Unitarian Church of Calgary, 1703 1 Street Northwest Calgary, AB T2M 4P4
  • Unit Price: $10.00
  • Odds and Sods: All procedes will be dontated to The Calgary Permaculture Guild and The Community Pollinator Foundation. wwww.permaculturecalgary.org, www.thepollinatorfoundation.org
 
Hive Mentality Project: Biodynamic Beekeeping Workshop with Werner Gysi, CALGARY More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: here's what I've drafted for Werner to go oin our newsletter - Werner keeps bees based off of Rudolf Steiner's biodynamic principals, and has a biodynamic farm in Enderby. Werner, born in 1949 and educated as an Electronic Engineer in Switzerland, took on a position as a teacher at the Indian Institute Of Science in Bangalore before immigrating to Canada in 1981. After living 14 years off the land he decided to share his experience and published the book Harmonic Farming: a love style in 1995. In the same year he was invited to a one-hour interview on CBC National radio. For more information about the workshop, see full details by clicking "MORE INFO"
  • Date: April 14, 2012
  • Location: Calgary Canoe Club, 6449 Crowchild Tr SW Calgary, AB T3E 7C6
  • Unit Price: $120.00
  • Odds and Sods: Please bring your notebook and a pen. Full healthful lunch service and snacks served throughout the day.
 
Hive Mentality Project: RED DEER Werner Gysi More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: Experienced beekeeper and farmer from BC, Werner will besharing his story about practicing Rudolf Stieners systems of biodynamics inhis care for his honeybees, the earth and eachother. Werner will be sharing information about the current beekeeping and agricultural paradigm and how biodynamics alleviates the chemical and environmental pressures of commerical and industrial impacts on honeybees and the earth.
  • Date: April 15th, 2012
  • Location: Red Deer College,Margaret Parsons Theatre
  • Unit Price: $10.00
  • Odds and Sods: Proceeds go to ReThink Red Deer and A.B.C
 
Hive Mentality Project: EDMONTON Werner Gysi More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: Experienced beekeeper and farmer from BC, Werner will besharing his story about practicing Rudolf Stieners systems of biodynamics inhis care for his honeybees, the earth and eachother. Werner will be sharing information about the current beekeeping and agricultural paradigm and how biodynamics alleviates the chemical and environmental pressures of commerical and industrial impacts on honeybees and the earth.
  • Date: April 15th, 2011
  • Location: Canadian Advanced, 5307 72A Ave NW Edmonton
  • Unit Price: $10.00
  • Odds and Sods: Proceeds go to E-Sage and A.B.C
 
BeeGinners Bee Course: Tappen BC. More Info | Add to Cart
  • About: The Beeginners Bee Course will be offered this Spring on our farm in the Shuswap. It will be an intense weekend; Saturday will be a full day going over equipment, placement, bee biology, basic management. As well as swarming, diseases, and pests. Sunday will consist of summer management, honey removal wintering hives, and a couple hours with a guest speaker to talk about TBH's (Top Bar Hives). Sunday will finish with a trip to a commercial bee-yard (apiary). I have taught this course and aided others in teaching it for several years. It will be a lot of information, but all who take it will leave with a comprehensive manual which can be used as a reference for many years into their adventure. I always implore people to connect with other beekeepers and local clubs!...See you there! Some people may have noticed that I mentioned TBH's in Saturday's agenda. Over the last few years I have responded to many questions regarding TBH's. This is something that I am excited to be able to include. There is a module of this course that will talk specifically about 'TBH's'. To my knowledge this is the first course held in the province to include TBH's. The bees are the same, but the equipment used is different. Eliese Watson will be going over TBH's and will be present throughout the course, below is a bit of her bio. I am sure this will be a hit! Course taught by Bill Stagg of Sweetacre Apiaries and TBH Managment by Eliese Watson of Apiaries and Bees for Communities (ABC). Only 20 seats available, so register ASAP!
  • Date: April 21st- 22nd, 2012
  • Location: Sweetacre Apiaries, Tappen BC
  • Unit Price: $0.00
  • Odds and Sods: register at www.sweetacreapiaries.ca/beeginners-bee-course.html
 
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