Educational platform for Irish beekeepers (EDIBEE)
Year Awarded
2020
Amount
€53,650
- Organisation:Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations (FIBKA) CLG
- Audience:Transition Year Students, Parents, General Public
- Format:Non-formal Education
- Location:Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, national
Project Summary
This project will engage with beekeepers and the public from a science, technology, engineering and maths perspective ( STEM). Specifically we will:
i) Organise ‘train the trainer’ hands-on workshops, both in the laboratory and in the field, that are designed to develop the capacity to continue the education beyond those at the workshops and beyond the lifespan of the funded project. Representatives from beekeeper’s associations from each county will attend, to support continued dissemination of good beekeeping practices nationwide and to provide support/training to the trainers in passing on their knowledge in an effective manner. They in turn will bring those skills back to their own beekeeping associations and pass them on so the next generation of beekeepers will carry forward the legacy of this project.
ii) Organise workshops to include engineering, technology and industry in conjunction with beekeeping (STEM) to introduce the other skills that can be used with beekeeping to engage with technology.
iii) Produce a series of short videos that capture the practical and theoretical elements of the science and technology behind good beekeeping practices.
iv) Supplement the short videos with short engaging online lectures that will also include additional resources.
v) We will publish these educational materials on our online platforms to make them freely available to beekeepers and the general public.