We are the RIT Beekeeping Club!
RIT Beekeeping Club is open to all RIT Students interested in learning more about bees and beekeeping!
No experience is required, and both in-person hive visits and meetings take place throughout the year!
Interested in joining RIT Beekeeping Club? Awesome!
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Do you want a beekeeping educational table or to invite us to come present to your class or scout troop?
Purpose
1. To maintain RIT and community beehives
2. To promote sustainability at RIT
3. To research honey bees and other current environmental issues
4. To educate people on the importance of bees and pollinators
5. To participate in current community efforts and work with local beekeepers
What do we actually do? Wonder what it looks like to join?
Hive inspections and maintenance
Hive inspections occur 1-3 times a week. Students can sign-up for a time slot.
General maintenance
Queen health and brood patterns
Marking the queen
Varroa mite checks and treatment with oxalic acid
Adding/removing boxes to give more space for honey or brood
Response to swarming behaviors/catching swarms
Honey extractions sign-ups will be available on the hive inspection page
Education!
Tabling at the Rochester Museum and Science Center during their wildlife week
Imagine RIT booth with posters and indoor observation frame
Presentations to local school for the deaf preschoolers
Presentation to Council Rock Primary School
Virtual talk to Minnesota Hands and Voices
Sustainability at RIT
We actively engage with the sustainability department at RIT
Tabling at the sustainability fair
All of our practices from hive maintenance to honey extraction reflect sustainability
Crafts at meetings will use parts of the hive and sustainably sourced materials
Fundraising
We sell honey extracted from our hives by our members
Other goods made during meetings will be sold
Beeswax wraps
Laser-engraved coasters
Soaps
Sugar scrubs
