Jamie Ellis - The Indispensable Nuc
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
“Nucs” are small honey bee colonies housed in small hives. Consequently, their importance in beekeeping is often overlooked. Despite this, nucs can become an indispensable tool. Jamie Ellis will explain how nucs can help beekeepers with swarm control, re-queening, capturing swarms, selling bees and more!
DAY: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 (2nd Wednesday of every month)
TIME: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
PARTICIPATE TO LEARN: How you can benefit by including nucleus hives in your apiary
WHERE: The RECORDING of this meeting is available NOW through the first week of March.
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AGENDA:
| 7:00.pm.ET | SEASONAL BEEKEEPING Q&A Seeing something you don’t understand or can’t identify in your hive? This is the time to ask and share. |
| 7:30.pm.ET | Jamie Ellis |
SPEAKER AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jamie Ellis is the Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida. He has a BS degree in Biology from the University of Georgia (USA) and a PhD in Entomology from Rhodes University in South Africa.
At the University of Florida, Jamie has responsibilities in Extension, instruction, and research. Regarding his Extension work, Jamie created the UF/IFAS Bee College and the UF/IFAS Master Beekeeper Program. As an instructor, Jamie supervises PhD and masters students. Currently, Jamie and his team have over 30 active research projects in the fields of honey bee husbandry, conservation and ecology, and integrated crop pollination.
