Beekeepers “Movie Night” will be held Sept. 17 at Kutztown University.
“Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture” authored in 2012 by Ross Conrad will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Academic Forum, Room 102, of Kutztown University. This free event is open to the public. Parking is available in lot A6.
Natural Beekeeper Ross Conrad of Vermont brings together the best “do no harm” strategies for keeping honeybees healthy and productive with sensible alternatives to conventional chemical practices. Conrad learned his craft from the late Charles Mraz, world renowned beekeeper and founder of Champlain Valley Apiaries in Vermont. Former President of the Vermont Beekeepers Association, Conrad is a regular contributor to Bee Culture – The Magazine of American Beekeeping. Free refreshments will be provided and a discussion period will follow the 90 minute presentation.
The event is being coordinated by the Lehigh Valley Beekeepers Association and the University’s Department of Biology under the direction of Dr. Robyn Underwood.
Without bees, there would be no pollinization of an estimated 80 percent of plant species; fruits and vegetables could disappear from the face of the Earth. Apis mellifera (the honey bee), which appeared on Earth 60 million years before man and is as indispensable to the economy as it is to man’s survival.
For information contact Association President Steve Finke, 610-737-7676 or visit www.Lehighvalleybeekeepers.org.
