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Annual Beekeepers' Field Day

The 63rd Annual Beekeepers’ Field Day takes place on Friday, June 17, 2016, at the Beaverlodge Research Farm, at 100038 Township Road 720, Beaverlodge. 
It’s an opportunity to learn about the current trends in beekeeping and the vital role bees play in agriculture as scientists, provincial apiarists and industry specialists gather to share research highlights from the past year. This free event includes:
  1. guest speaker Dr. Pierre Giovenazzo, biology professor and chair in educational leadership in apicultural science, Laval University
  2. talks and demonstrations by bee experts
  3. prize draws
  4. free noon barbeque lunch
 
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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