Bees: A Gateway into Nature
Bees: a gateway into Nature
Schumacher College, October (10-14) with Phil Chandler, Brigit Strawbridge, Juergen Tautz and Graham White
The plight of the bee is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our times. This unique course from Schumacher College brings together scientists, natural beekeepers and campaigners to take an in-depth look at the causes of their decline, the consequences for the natural world and the role we have to play in providing a low-impact, chemical-free world for them to flourish.
The course will cover:
- The extraordinary ways that bees behave and communicate, and the science behind the collective intelligence of bees, which makes it possible to describe their colonies as super-organisms
- Insights into the intimate and mutually dependent relationship between all bee species and flowering plants
- Latest understanding of the threats to all pollinators from pesticides and habitat loss
- The science behind colony collapse disorder and neonicotinoids
- The wider regulatory context – why are the watchdogs deaf, dumb and blind?
- Natural bee husbandry methods, using sustainable, low-impact hives to provide a chemical-free environment in which bees can flourish
- Exploration of ways to establish a more appropriate and healthy relationship between us, the bees and the soil that ultimately feeds us all
Visit http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/bees-a-gateway-into-nature
Course Fees
£650 All course fees include accommodation, food, field trips and all teaching sessions.
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