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Francisca Morales
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Francisca Morales is an entrepreneur, beekeeper, and historian dedicated to sharing knowledge. She holds a BA degree in history, focusing on European and Medieval history, and is a New York State-certified Emergency Medical Technician. Raised in rural upstate New York, Francisca has an abiding enthusiasm for the countryside, agriculture, horticulture, and sustainability.Coming from a diverse educational background with an interest in multiple subjects and being a trained beekeeper, Francisca has valuable insights in matters ranging from organic farming to sustainable tourism to honey bee husbandry and research methodology.
Francisca is based in New York and has an enduring passion for assisting others in acquiring new skills that are beneficial to their health,
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Transform Your Garden, Unleash Nature: Master Rewilding
1,193 Learners already enrolled
Transform Your Garden, Unleash Nature: Master Rewilding
1.5-3 hrs 1,193 learners
By Francisca Morales You Will Learn How To
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define 'rewilding'
- Outline the origin of the rewilding movement
- Compare American and European rewilding
- Discuss why rewilding your garden is fundamentally important for wildlife to thrive
- List the different layers found within your garden's ecosystem
- Explain how you would welcome wildlife into your garden
- List species that would benefit from rewilding your lawn
- Explain why a nighttime garden is just as important as a daytime garden
- Recognize what questions to ask when planning the construction of garden pathways
- Explain how to construct a diversified habitat in your garden
- Summarize why rewilding can help reduce climate change and promote human health and wellbeing
- Discuss why shape, color and fragrance are worth considering when deciding what plants to add to your garden
Beginner Level
Transform Your Garden, Unleash Nature: Master Rewilding
45 liked this course
1.5-3 hrs
1193 enrolled
Beekeeping: An Introduction
5-6 hrs 7,917 learners
By Francisca Morales You Will Learn How To
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of the queen in the brood-rearing process
- Outline the hierarchy and layout of a hive
- Recognize the best attire to wear when tending to a beehive and the equipment required for beekeeping
- Evaluate which hive is ideal for you and where to position your apiary
- List beekeeping jobs and identify poisonous and unappetizing honey
- Describe the origin and evolution of beekeeping
- Discuss the importance of bees as pollinators and outline the anatomy of a honey bee
- Recognize the best way of extracting, storing and processing honey
- Identify the various symptoms, prevention measures and treatment of various diseases that impact a bee colony
- Define ‘swarming’ and describe its causes and the best way to control and prevent a swarm from occurring
- Explain how to obtain bees
- Discuss how to create a bee-friendly garden
Beginner Level
Beekeeping: An Introduction
294 liked this course
5-6 hrs
7917 enrolled
Emma W. 
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The Course Beekeeping: An Introduction This course provides enough information to get you started on the learning path. Maybe visit a hive and see what happens. Thats what I am doing.The diseases are more USA based, but it was a good overview of beekeeping across the board. Thanks
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FAHAD MEAIDH A. 
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The Course Beekeeping: An Introduction The course was well-organized and highly informative, providing practical tips and useful illustrations. Some areas for improvement include allocating more time to important topics and enhancing interaction through Q&A sessions.
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