APIARY TRAINING VIDEO

About the Program

Category: Civic Education and Public Information

Year: 2023

The Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures’ (AWM) Apiary Program (AP) promotes responsible beekeeping, ensures public safety, and expands beekeeping opportunities in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. To support beekeepers in raising healthy and gentle bee colonies, AP Inspectors monitor for honeybee pest and disease issues, and review beekeeping best management practices at apiaries to ensure beekeepers meet state and local requirements for safe and responsible beekeeping. Many counties across California have similar programs; however, achieving consistency in program knowledge and inspection techniques has been challenging due to limited availability of trainers in this specialized field. To address this, AWM’s AP collaborated with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to host a training for Apiary Inspectors from across Southern California in September 2021. To leverage the experience so it could be shared beyond those in attendance, AWM arranged for the training to be professionally filmed and it is now available for distribution to staff in other counties, CDFA, and within AWM.