CONTINUING ED. REMINDER: State Bee Inspector, August 30

Bee Inspector at work.

RPMGA August Program:
A Talk with the Bee Inspector
Thursday, August 30
5:30-7:00 p.m.

Did you know that Wisconsin’s Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has two bee inspectors on staff? The inspector for the southern half of the state is Daniel Ziehli, and he will be coming to share his expertise in things that go buzz in the day.

As an inspector, he spends the months from May to October checking on backyard and commercial honeybee hives and helping to educate bee keepers on keeping their hives happy. Plus he has expertise on solitary and native bees. There aren’t many others who can share as much information on the status of pollinators in Wisconsin.

A knowledgeable MGV who heard him speak recently was thoroughly impressed, and learned a lot from him. This talk is for you if you have an interest in pollinators of any kind. Dan will address the current state of the overall pollinator community-- health, threats, update on colony collapse disorder, etc.--and the kinds of things you can do to help support pollinators.

Date/Time: Thursday, August 30, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Rock County Courthouse, Rm. CCC (Courthouse Conference Center) on the 2nd floor.

Please RSVP by August 24 to yafello2@gmail.com with the number attending so we know how many handouts to prepare.

This is an approved continuing education program.  MGVs and Interns will earn 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) per hour of participation.