The Kaua‘i Beekeepers Association (KBee) will be hosting a public meeting on Friday at KCC in the Electronic and Technology Building’s Multi- Purpose Room 114, a news release states. The featured speaker will be Danielle Downey, the state’s newly hired
The Kaua‘i Beekeepers Association (KBee) will be hosting a public meeting on Friday at KCC in the Electronic and Technology Building’s Multi- Purpose Room 114, a news release states.
The featured speaker will be Danielle Downey, the state’s newly hired apiary specialist. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. with her presentation, followed by a question and answer discussion to wrap up the evening’s event.
Downey will be focusing her discussion on common honeybee diseases and how to identify, treat and prevent them from becoming problematic for beekeepers. A brief update on the state’s plan for assisting local beekeepers and helping Kaua‘i keep the small hive beetle and varroa mite off the Garden Island will be inlcuded in the discussion, the release states.
Downey will also be making a presention along with Jimmy Trujillo from the Kaua‘i Beekeepers Association at the Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau’s Garden Fair on Saturday.
Their mid-day presentation, titled “The Buzz about Beekeeping: Beekeeping Basics and How to Get Started” will be a lecture and demonstration on the methods, techniques and equipment necessary to start keeping bees for honey production or increased pollination for your farm or garden, the release states.
KBee will also have a booth at the Garden Fair to share additional information on how to get involved and learn more about beekeeping on Kaua‘i.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Trujillo at 346 7725 or jtrujill@hawaii.edu.
