Tuesday, January 23, 2018

4 lb. Packages for $180.00

Italians or Carniolans for $180. After 2/7/2018 the packages will go up to $185 because our supplier's price for the next allotment of bees has increased. 
Join Dawn Cogan in ordering from a reputable supplier. 


The packages are from Sacremento almond fields. They are 4-pound packages with a single queen, arriving mid-April. The date will be set as we get closer to the delivery. The final price to Fairbanks is $185.00 if you order after 2/7/18. These are being brought directly into Fairbanks by me and two other veteran beekeepers.  We now have a local co-op to help local farmers/beekeepers rather than keep relying on outside suppliers who continue jacking the price up. The goal is to keep quality up and prices as low as possible. Dave Greer has kept bees in Fairbanks for over 30 years. He has run as many as 50 colonies in a season. Dale Lupton runs about 30 colonies every year, has wintered his bees over and has been keeping bees for about 10 years here in Fairbanks. He has been ordering bees from this new supplier for several years now with great success. Last year one of my students ordered a package from Dale and I helped hive the bees. She harvested 7 gallons of honey from bare foundation this fall (from out off Nordale Road).  

We are bringing in Italians and Carniolans. 

First come, first serve.

To order call Dale Lupton at 907-978-1455. Payment can be made by check, money order, or credit card. 

Questions? email Dawn at sciencebasedart@yahoo.com

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

2018 Beekeeping in Alaska Workshop

Science-Based Art
Instructor: Dawn Cogan 
To register, email Dawn at sciencebasedart@yahoo.com or call Dawn at (907)460-6050.

When:
 March 3-4
1-5PM each day for a total of 8 hours

Where:
Monroe Catholic School Library- 615 Monroe Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701

Cost: $150.00 per family

Syllabus:
Students will receive a book with hand-outs to keep. Door prizes include brand new beekeeping tools.
  • What is beekeeping? How much honey will I get? How much will this all cost me?
• Equipment necessary to keep bees in Alaska
• Biology and races of honeybees
• Members of the hive and their duties
• Where can I get bee equipment? Should I get new, used or build my own?
• Getting equipment ready for the arrival of bees
Hands-on Project: Construct a beehive in class
• Insulation, feeding bees properly
• What to do when the bees arrive
• Is my queen marked? (queen marking tool)
• Management of honeybee colonies in Alaska, The Beekeeper's Calendar
• Running 2-Queen Hives
• Swarming and how to prevent it
• Honeybee diseases
• Extracting your Alaska honey
• What to do at the end of the season/wintering over
• Storing your equipment
• Beeswax candle making