hymenopus coronata

Conrad Bérubé
island crop management
email: uc779(at)freenet.victoria.bc.ca

Bee info

worker bee

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Farmserve Africa
Farmer to Farmer volunteer report

Higher incomes for beekeepers through the
application of improved honey production techniques

Trip dates September 15, 2002 to October 16, 2002

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Beekeeping short-course

Visual aids (photos)

Oict training center, kumbungu, Ghana

October 7, 2002 to October 12, 2002

The photos of comb below can be printed out (in appropriate numbers) and taped or stapled to topbars to demonstrate dry-runs of comb management techniques in the classroom prior to actual field demonstrations. You might want to cut them into trapezoidal shapes typical of what will be found inside the KTBH.
 
The following photos can be printed out to draw out from trainees the differences between the castes and to point out typical behaviours of each caste. Except for the swarm photo I 've tried to retain the relative sizes for each caste
 

For more information on the farmer-to-farmer program write to

Farmserve Africa Program
OIC International 240 West Tulpehocken Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144

For more information on the Peace Corps visit the following website:

http://www.peacecorps.gov

or write to:

Peace Corps
806 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20526

Or call (toll-free): 800-484-8580 or look up the local recruiting office under the government listings in your telephone directory.

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