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Course Overview
Seasonal planting for honey bees is essential to their lives, especially during some key times during the year. Bees will need an abundance of food when coming out of the winter doldrums and in the fall as they are attempting to gather pollen and nectar for their winter reserves. This webinar will address planting for these particular times of year to best support your local bee populations. Ultimately, your goal is to improve the seasonal variety of beneficial plants, beginning with early spring, through summer, and ending in the fall.
Featured Topics
After attending, you will be able to:
- Understand the bees’ needs;
- Evaluate and understand your particular landscape;
- Identify preferred indigenous plant species; and
- Know how to take advantage of public open spaces for seasonal plantings.
Who Should Attend?
All beekeepers and gardeners who are interested in learning how to support bee populations through seasonal plantings can benefit from attending this webinar.
Meet Your Instructor
Z. John Zingis, Jr., Apiarist
Mr. Zingis has been a professional environmental consultant since 1983, with vast experience in soils and vegetation. He’s designed planting schemes using indigenous plant with a focus on beneficial pollinator plant species. Mr. Zingis has been a beekeeper for 5 years and designed his personal gardens for pollinators with a focus on selecting plant species that will be in bloom throughout the year.
Student Reviews
Most useful aspect of the course: “[Learning] Names of specific pollinator plants [that are] good for bees.”
– Past Participant
Most useful aspect of the course: “[Learning] What type of environment to create for the bees, including water and native plants.”
– Past Participant
Most useful aspect of the course: “Hearing about bee behavior! I wasn’t expecting that and was pleasantly surprised.”
– Past Participant
Continuing Education Credits
There are no continuing education credits offered for this course.
Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!
If you have any questions about Seasonal Planting for Honey Bees, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Program Coordinator: Pamela Springard-Mayer
848-932-7463
pspring@rutgers.edu
For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.