Bee Keeping

Parents Forum
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<p>D2 is a HS junior looking at colleges (mostly LACs). Yesterday she was quite taken at a campus visit where the students maintain the campus garden, and that includes bee keeping for school hives. She had just mentioned the day before that she in interested in learning bee keeping as a hobby. I informed her no bee hives at our house, as I am allergic to stings. This is the first college where this has been mentioned, although I am pretty sure several other schools have mentioned gardens maintained by students. The tour for yesterday's college showed the garden, and that is when the bee topic came up.</p>

<p>Is anyone else aware of schools where bee keeping is done by students? Not a reason to select a school, but I am wondering if any of the many schools we have already visited offers this and we just missed it because it is not an item that everyone would care about on the tour. :)</p>

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<p>There are quite a few schools with apiculture programs.
[GA</a> Master Beekeeper Program | Honey Bee Program | CAES Entomology | UGA](<a href=“http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/master-beekeeper/index.html]GA”>Master Beekeeper Program | Bee Program)
<a href=“https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/PB1745.pdf[/url]”>https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/PB1745.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Can you tell me what college this is or PM me? DD is in charge of the campus gardens at her LAC this summer and very much wants bees. She would appreciate the contact.</p>

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<p>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo advertises a beekeeping class (it sounded very interesting to me, not sure if my son will be interested.</p>

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<p>UC Davis: [UC</a> Davis: Department of Entomology/ Laidlaw Facility: Home Page](<a href=“http://beebiology.ucdavis.edu/]UC”>http://beebiology.ucdavis.edu/)</p>

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<p>[Experiential</a> Learning Opportunities | Gardens and Greenhouse - Berea College](<a href=“http://www.berea.edu/gardensgreenhouse/learningopportunities.asp]Experiential”>http://www.berea.edu/gardensgreenhouse/learningopportunities.asp)</p>

<p>[Connecticut</a> College Sustainable Garden Initiative - Sprout! Mission](<a href=“Sprout Garden · Connecticut College”>http://sprout.conncoll.edu/)</p>

<p>[Miller</a> Farm | Earlham College](<a href=“http://www.earlham.edu/center-environmental-action/miller-farm]Miller”>http://www.earlham.edu/center-environmental-action/miller-farm)</p>

<p>[Bees</a> from organic garden offer sweet learning opportunity [video] | Middlebury](<a href=“Bees from organic garden offer sweet learning opportunity [video] | Middlebury News and Announcements”>Bees from organic garden offer sweet learning opportunity [video] | Middlebury News and Announcements)</p>

<p>[Pomona</a> College Offering Workshops on Bee Husbandry - Pomona College](<a href=“http://www.pomona.edu/news/2010/03/beekeeping.aspx]Pomona”>http://www.pomona.edu/news/2010/03/beekeeping.aspx)</p>

<p>[Warren</a> Wilson College](<a href=“http://www.warren-wilson.edu/environmental/greenliving/initiatives.php]Warren”>http://www.warren-wilson.edu/environmental/greenliving/initiatives.php)</p>

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<p>Olin College of Engineering. Beekeeping is a faculty member project that is open to student participation.</p>

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<p>I have three friends who are beekeepers…one on our street who is a beginner with mentors. Before she could get permits , she had to have signed agreements from her tow closest neighbors. Her colony didn’t make it as there were issues with the queen dying and the drones didn’t take to the replacement queen.
I find it fascinating…from a distance</p>

<p>The most experienced of the three does a lot of workshops and seminars …also works with the Dept of Agriculture in our area ( Garden State )</p>

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<p>Bryn Mawr, intermittently at least: [The</a> Buzz on Beekeeping | The Bi-College News](<a href=“The Bi-College News | Pardon our appearance as we move to a new site! Access to archives is unavailable currently.”>The Bi-College News | Pardon our appearance as we move to a new site! Access to archives is unavailable currently.)</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the great information from everyone! JHS, D is very interesed in Swarthmore, so maybe if she gets in there and the club is still going, they can cross pollinate between campuses. :)</p>

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<p>My D and her SO have bees. They bought a house that came with them. Lje–I’m surprised your friend had to have signed agreements with neighbors; most towns in NJ have no specific rules. D lives in a very urban area; many neighbors, it turns out, didn’t even know the bees were there.</p>