BEES: Wrapping Your Hives for Winter * Local Living Venture

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An opportunity to "talk bees" and learn how to perform an important winterizing task for bee health. We look forward to a fun and informative afternoon with our host, decades-long beekeeper Luke Martin providing an informal opportunity to learn his successful and mindful technique of wrapping bee hives for the winter, while considering ways to deal with radiant heat and condensation. Luke uses easily obtained materials to wrap the hive and trap any radiant heat that may be available. He will address the concern for proper circulation to prevent killing condensation while over-wintering, as it is important that the hive be allowed to "breathe". Please dress appropriately for the weather as this workshop is largely outside (some cover available) and will be held rain or shine. LOCATION 11 Needham Road Potsdam, NY 13676 4 miles east of Potsdam on 11B, NW corner of Needham Rd. Look for the Farmstand signs and the orange Local Living Venture Workshop Site lawn sign. DONATION For this unique learning experience, a $17 general public, $10 bee group member, $35 couple/family of two, $10 student donation is requested on a free-will basis, please share what you can. Your donations cover material costs, overhead expenses and benefits the Local Living Venture's non-profit workshop creation. Please note that our Presenters are generous volunteers donating their time to support the Local Living Venture, because your donation is a major means of our support as a small community organization. RSVP APPRECIATED BUT NOT REQUIRED FOR MORE INFORMATION OR DETAILED DIRECTIONS Send email to LocalLivingVenture@gmail.com or call (315) 347-4223. Please note the workshop name, contact phone number(s) and email address in order to make it easy to respond. Email confirmation with location and directions will be sent to all inquiries within 24-48 hours. Presented By Martin's Needham Road Market www.MartinsFarmstand.com Coordinated by Local Living Venture Serious Fun Delightful Education LocalLivingVenture@gmail.com THE LLV MISSION The Local Living Venture coordinates near-weekly Resourceful Living Skills Workshops, community events and information exchanges - sharing traditional rural and simple living skills for a healthy and capable community. We collaborate in presenting these life-long learning events with generous community members who have skills and knowledge to share. The LLV is coordinated entirely by volunteers. With a small staff, and your support, we make big things happen! T h e L o c a l L i v i n g V e n t u r e Sharing Knowledge from the Past ~ Building Skills for the Future Events Schedule: www.LocalLivingVenture.org/full-events-schedule Please donate to support our work (tax-deductible): www.LocalLivingVenture.org/content/donations-appreciated Please 'Like' us on Facebook (if you are so inclined) www.facebook.com/pages/Local-Living-Venture/173368836038454 www.LocalLivingVenture.org LocalLivingVenture@gmail.com 315. 347. 4223 PO Box 736 Canton, NY 13617 A 501(c)(3) non-profit community organization.