1. The World Wide Web and Beekeeping Pete Ostrowski Beginning Beekeeping March 2016

2. Proceed with Caution! Ground Rules: ALWAYS REMEMBER – ask 7 beekeepers a question and get 10 different answers The internet will provide you with more information, opinions and knowledge than you can stand In the end it will be your decision on how to proceed

3. Agenda Information & Learning Local Club Websites State Association Websites Individual Websites Forums Webinars You Tube Equipment Suppliers Beekeeping in the Cloud

4. There are five local clubs in the Tidewater area and all have some good information. Virginia State Beekeepers Association has a website as well as all the other states! Let's start with Colonial Beekeepers because all of the clubs are linked here.Colonial Beekeepers Information/Learning

5. There are many individual websites with good information with MAARAC (Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium) being one of the best There are many Forums but Bee Source is most probably the largest Webinars are a great way to get good information You Tube videos are good and bad..... Again, let's go to Colonial Beekeepers because we can get to all of these sites, one way or another, from hereColonial Beekeepers Information/Learning

6. Equipment Suppliers The internet provides you the opportunity to do some comparative shopping Shipping can be the deal breaker in many cases Let's look at Equipment Suppliers on the Colonial Beekeepers links pageEquipment Suppliers

7. Comparative Shopping Let’s look for a smoker - Brushy Mountain Dadant Better Bee Mann Lake GloryBee

8. Beekeeping in the Cloud Hive Tracks Hive Tracks – an internet application where your beekeeping records are accessible and secure. – Easy to use – Free – Promotes good record keeping – Share information

9. Summary Remember the Ground Rules: NEVER FORGET - Ask 7 beekeepers a question and get 10 different answers The internet will provide you with more information, opinions and knowledge than you can stand In the end it is your decision on how to proceed

10. QUESTIONS?

12. Information/Learning Club Websites Colonial Beekeepers Association Other Local Virginia Club Sites: – Tidewater Beekeepers – Beekeepers’ Guild of SE Virginia Virginia State Beekeepers Association Other State Beekeeper Associations – 1, 212

13. Information/Learning Other Websites Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC)MAAREC Bush Farms - Michael BushMichael Bush Beekeeping & Bee Breeding – Dave CushmanDave Cushman Beesource Beekeeping Forums Webinars – – NC State Apiculture Program NC State Apiculture Program – Brushy Mountain Bee Farm Brushy Mountain Bee Farm