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Bee School Schedule: Beginner

2021 Class Schedule

  • 2/7/21 - Session 1:  10:00-12:00 (Virtual)
    • Equipment needs / season overview / bee biology
    • The organization of the hive:  Life cycles and jobs
    • Hive Setup Options: Langstroth, Top Bar, Warre and Flow Hives
    • Feeders and feeding techniques
  
  • 3/7/21 – Session 2:  10:00-12:00 (Virtual)
    • Varroa Mites
      • Biology of the Varroa Mite
      • Developing your Varroa Strategy
      • Varroa Management Tools & Techniques
      • Tentative Virtual Honey Tasting
  
  • 3/20/21 – Tentative Build Day 9:00-3:00 (Location TBD)
 
  • 4/11/21 – Session 3:  10:00-12:00 (Tentatively Virtual) 
    • Package Bees and Nucs:  Installing your bees
    • Working at “Bee Speed”:  Basic techniques for working your hive
    • Making your hive their home
 
  • 5/16/21 – Session 4:  Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
    • Pests and Pathogens
      • Small Hive Beetles, Wax Moths
      • The importance of Hive Strength
    • Reading the Frames
    •  Comb Production: The Currency of the Hive
      • 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
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  • 6/13/21 – Session 5:  Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
    • Honey Plants, Trees and Crops
    • Supering Techniques:  What, why and when
      • 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
 
  • 7/11/21 – Session 6:  Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
    • Making Late Season Splits
    •  Honey Harvesting:  Timing, Techniques and Tools
      • 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
 
  • 8/15/21 – Session 7:  Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
    • Fall Management / Disease Control / Combining Hives
      • 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
 
  • 9/12/21: - Session 8:  Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
    • Fall Management / Preparing for Winter
      • Three things to protect your bees against in winter
      • Winterizing prep and techniques
      • Signs of a strong hive ready for winter
        • 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
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  • 10/17/21: - Session 9:  Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
    • Winter Management
      • Timing
      • Bees in winter
      • Early Feeding
      • Preparing for spring
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    • Mentorship Program
    • Flow Hive Discount
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