Learning
to Become a Bee Keeper
An complete class to learn
how to
start and maintain your own
bee colony in your city or
country backyard
Class
Length: 1 day
Class Dates: Friday,
April 24-25, 2013
Cost: $150.00
Supply fee for class: $15
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With minimal
time investment (less than 4
hours per month on average)
you can not only harvest all
of these bee products but also
increase the yield of your
garden from the additional
pollination the bees will
perform.
This course will
provide you with all of the
necessary information as well
as the practical "hands-on"
experience to start your own
apiary (bee colony) in your
own backyard - even if your
property only measures 50 x
100 feet!
Topics to be covered are:
- What
equipment to get, where to
get it, and how to use it
- Why keep
bees?
- Bees and
the history of beekeeping
- How bees
make honey
- Parts of
a bee hive
- Tools and
clothing
- Building
and placement of a hive
- Ordering
bees
- Spring,
Summer, Fall, and Winter
Management
- Setting
up a colony
- How to
handle bees without fear of
being stung
- The
effect of weather
- How to
take honey off the hive
(harvesting your honey)
- Judging
honey quality
- Selling
your honey
-
Preventing swarms
- Pests and
Diseases of the honey bee
(and what to do about them)
- How to
get maximum honey production
- Moving
and combining hives
- Releasing
a Queen
- Catching
and installing a swarm (Free
Bees!)
 We will use
various demonstrations and
hands-on activities as well as
video tapes and a text book
(purchase optional) to insure
that this will be a
comprehensive class. Our
object is to give you the
knowledge and confidence to
start and manage your own
apiary (bee colony). At the
conclusion of the 2 day class,
all you will need to do is to
place 2 phone calls - one to
order your bees and the second
to order a hive and
accessories (we will provide
you with a list).
No prior experience or "Bee"
knowledge is necessary.
Text
Book $19.95
(optional but recommended)
Video
Set
$79.95 (optional but
recommended)
Background Article - "Beekeeping
- An Overview"
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