Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing ecosystems and societies. These have serious impacts on bees and other pollinators, which in turn impacts agriculture. Mel will present on how organic growers can introduce beekeeping to their operations to increase output of crops, add other goods into their production and what effects we should expect to see from climate change. He will walk us through findings from his case study working with bees at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm.
Presenter:
Mel Gadd (he/him) has been keeping bees in traditional and non-traditional hives, at school and community gardens and Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm & Wildlife Sanctuary, for over 16 years. He has been a member of the Essex County Beekeepers Association (ECBA), Chair of the ECBA Bee School, on the Board of Directors of the Boston Area Beekeepers Association (BABA) and was named the “Beekeeper of the Year” in 2017 by the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association.
This workshop recording comes from the 2022 Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts (NOFA/Mass) Winter Conference.
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