All classes will begin at 6:30 pm and run till about 9:00 pm depending on content and questions etc. The April class is still up in the air right now...
More information will follow but i wanted to get this out here so people can start making plans.
If you have any question please feel free to contact me.
Here is the basic Agenda:
December 15th:
· Introduction to Bee Keeping [Books, Websites, What to expect](10 minutes)
· Basic Bee Keeping Equipment and Terminology (60 minutes)
o Hive Bodies
o Supers
o Frames
o Foundation
o Bottom Board
o Inner and Outer Cover
o Feeders
· The Colony (Queen, Drone, and Workers) (30 minutes)
· Basic “How To” Hive Inspection (30 minutes)
· Q&A (20 minutes)
January 12th:
· Recap of December’s Class (10 minutes)
· Detailed Hive Inspection (60 minutes)
o Disease
o Pest
o Seasonal Changes
· The Colony (Queen, Drone, and Workers) (10 minutes)
o Breeds
· Hive Expansion (40 minutes)
o Basic Splits
o Basic Queen Breeding “Things to Know”
· Q&A (30 minutes)
February 16th: (I would like to highlight that Mark Bennett the General Manager of Dadant in Chatham VA will be onsite taking orders for equipment and package bees)
· Recap of January’s Class (10 minutes)
· Packages vs. Nucs (30 minutes)
o Package Installation
o Nuc Installation
o Getting them off on the right foot
· Review of basic equipment needed for ordering (30 minutes)
· Ordering Equipment with Mark Bennett from Dadant (30 minutes)
· Ordering Packages with Mark Bennett from Dadant (30 minutes)
· Q&A (20 minutes)
April ??th: (Sometime before the second week in April, but no earlier than the end of March (weather dependent), which is usually when the first packages arrive)
· Review of installing a package
· Review of installing a nuc
· Review of new bees care list
· Hands on (2 hives) inspection.
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