[TheUWfarm] Beekeeping Courses @ UW! (fwd)

Hello Beekeeping Enthusiasts! Beekeeping will be taught at UW Summer term!

This has been in the making for a long time. We need skilled beekeepers to manage the UW Farm hives and we need to address the interest of the public in bees and beekeeping. We are more than ready to address these needs; as the Farm continues to expand, bees will be part of the plan.

There will be two sessions, each different, details below:

"A" Term (June 20th through July 20th)
Biology 399, Biology Internship (Independent Internship)
1 or 2 credits
Evaluation: Credit/No-Credit
Limit: 12 students
Time: T/Th mornings, schedule may vary
Format: hands-on beehive management skills, exercises T/Th mornings or by special arrangement. Occasional field trips. Some 1-on-1 intern tutoring. Most meetings at apiary; inclement weather, Greenhouse or TBA.
Registration: first meet with instructor to discuss individual curriculum, then sign up directly with Eileen O'Connor, 318 Hitchcock Hall
Organizational meeting: Tuesday, May 31st, 7:30 (a.m.), Biology Greenhouse
Statement: this course is meant primarily to train UW Farm personnel in hive management. >>IF YOU ARE IN THIS GROUP PLEASE CONTACT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY* AND COME TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING!<< Other students will be allowed to enroll as space permits.(We will probably use a Catalyst web site, "Catalyst Web Tool: CommonView" for communicating and document distribution.)

"B" Term (July 21st through August 19th)
Biology 399, Biology Internship [Bees, Beekeeping, & Pollination (formal course)]
3 credits
Evaluation: Credit/No-Credit
Limit: 12 students
Time: T/Th Lecture/Discussion 8:30-10:00; Hive skills, field trips 10:00-11:50
Classroom: We have been given a room in Hitchcock Hall, 4th floor, room # TBA.
Format: lecture and informal discussion and demonstrations in classroom, break, work in apiary or field trips.
Text: TBA + on-line materials
Registration: on-line; Link to course schedule:
http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SUM2011/biology.html
Organizational meeting may be held in early July; notice will be sent to enrollees.
(We will be using a Catalyst website as described for the "A" term; enrollees will have automatic access to and notification by Catalyst along with myUW privileges.)

Instructor for both courses:
*Evan Sugden
easugden@u.washington.edu
current office: 118 Johnson Hall

Contact Evan with questions. This will be fun work, let's make it happen!