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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250629
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URL:https://americanbeejournal.com/events/learn-instrumental-insemination-
 at-uc-davis/
SUMMARY:Learn Instrumental Insemination at UC Davis
DESCRIPTION:The UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) 
 has scheduled bee course: on instrumental insemination. This course will b
 e held in the E.L. Niño Lab of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Researc
 h Facility\, located at 1 Bee Biology Road\, UC Davis.\nThe course will be
  taught by CAMBP director and bee scientist Elina Niño\, professor of Coo
 perative Extension\, Apiculture and a member of the UC Davis Department of
  Entomology and Nematology faculty\, and Laurent Rusert\, doctoral candida
 te in the Niño lab. Reservations are now underway.\n\nIntroduction to Ins
 trumental Insemination — $495.00\nThis is an in-person\, one-day class\,
  set for Saturday\, June 28 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants will pra
 ctice instrumental insemination of queens\, use a Schley insemination rig\
 , and learn how to harvest and store drone semen. This class provides a co
 mprehensive overview of the art and skill of instrumental insemination\, a
 nd explores how beekeepers can engineer apiary genetics and mitigate for o
 verly defensive bees. Seating for this class is limited. Lunch and refres
 hments will be provided.\nSee more at https://tinyurl.com/mvn8rkan\n"Queen
 -Rearing Techniques" and "Instrumental Insemination" are the specialty a
 t the E.L. Niño lab and are the only in-person classes offered this seaso
 n.\n"If cost is a roadblock\, your local beekeeping association may have a
  scholarship to support your attendance\," said co-program managers Wendy 
 Mather and Kian Nikzad.\nDuring the breaks\, the class participants will v
 isit the adjacent UC Davis Bee Haven\, a half-acre bee friendly demonstra
 tion garden maintained by the Department of Entomology and Nematology. It 
 is anchored by a ceramic-mosaic sculpture of a six-foot long worker bee of
  ceramic-mosaic\, the work of Donna Billick of Davis. Ceramic-mosaic sculp
 tures of native bees decorate a wall of the garden shed.\n\nNiño serves a
 s the director of the garden. The team includes Samantha "Sam" Murray\, ga
 rden coordinator\; Joe Tauzer\, Laidlaw facilities manager\; and Mather an
 d Nikzad.\n\nCAMBP\, founded by Professor Niño in 2016\, uses science-b
 ased information to educate stewards and ambassadors for honey bees and b
 eekeeping. It is a continuous train-the-trainer effort. "CAMBP’s vision\
 ," as specified on its website\, "is to certify Honey Bee Ambassador\, App
 rentice\, Journey\, and Master level beekeepers so they can effectively co
 mmunicate the importance of honey bees and other pollinators within their 
 communities\, serve as mentors for other beekeepers\, and become the infor
 mational conduit between the beekeeping communities throughout the state a
 nd UC Cooperative Extension staff."
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