My presentation will be about how I became interested in honeybees
and where my research has led me. It will begin with very basic
information about honeybees and how they are important to our
ecology. Then I will touch on how the monocultures and
industrialized farming,
pesticides and GMO/systemic pesticides are
killing the bees and our culture and environment as we know it.
I will have pamphlets on GMO’s, how to make your own
pesticides/insecticides that are safe for pollinators, what plants
to grow to encourage a bio-diverse ecology at home for pollinators
and a few others.
She’s on facebook as
Sage Apiaries, “Pollination is the future of our food!”
Her conference bio:
I have worked for a local Vidalia Onion farmer the last 6 years as
Finance and Office Manager of four multi-million dollar
corporations. I purchased forty hives last February and have
partnered in October of this year to purchase over 400 hives. I quit
my full time job the first of December to work more with my hives. I
currently work part-time as an Office Manager at a local pharmacy.
The rest of the time, I spend either making beauty products from my
honey and wax, canning fresh veggies for farmers markets or working
with my honeybee hives. As a beekeeper, I work with several local
farms to provide pollination services and I am actively researching
and pursuing the idea of forming a local Co-Op.
Come to
SOGALO2014 and hear Heather Davis
speak about
honeybees!
My presentation will be about how I became interested in honeybees and where my research has led me. It will begin with very basic information about honeybees and how they are important to our ecology. Then I will touch on how the monocultures and industrialized farming, pesticides and GMO/systemic pesticides are killing the bees and our culture and environment as we know it.
I will have pamphlets on GMO’s, how to make your own pesticides/insecticides that are safe for pollinators, what plants to grow to encourage a bio-diverse ecology at home for pollinators and a few others.
I have worked for a local Vidalia Onion farmer the last 6 years as Finance and Office Manager of four multi-million dollar corporations. I purchased forty hives last February and have partnered in October of this year to purchase over 400 hives. I quit my full time job the first of December to work more with my hives. I currently work part-time as an Office Manager at a local pharmacy.
The rest of the time, I spend either making beauty products from my honey and wax, canning fresh veggies for farmers markets or working with my honeybee hives. As a beekeeper, I work with several local farms to provide pollination services and I am actively researching and pursuing the idea of forming a local Co-Op.
Come to
SOGALO2014 and hear Heather Davis
speak about
honeybees!