January 25, 2025 Advanced Beekeepers Class

  Class Fee $45  ($25 for KCBA Members)

Beekeeping is a challenge and to become a good beekeeper takes experience and dedication to the craft. Beekeeping is a continual learning process. With more experience you find out what you don’t know, which leads you to seek more information about beekeeping-- and the knowledge cycle continues. Every hive is different and working your hives adds to your experience. To become a better beekeeper requires an understanding of the basic concepts of beekeeping, learning all that you can about evolving theories and practices, and then applying them to you hives.

The class is designed for beekeepers who want to hone their beekeeping skills.   The class will be held on Saturday January 25, 2025, from 9:00am to12:00pm.  Pre-registration is required.  Doors will be open at 8:30 am for check-in.  Coffee and donuts and lunch will be provided.  Some of the topics presented will be:

Honey Production   

1. Single Brood Box Production

2. Comb Honey Methods and Production

3. Harvesting Equipment

     a. De-capping Techniques

     b. Extraction ideas.

Swarm Control, Prevention, and Management   

1. Demare Method

2. How to Prevent Swarms

3. How to manage the hive after swarming

Requeening Your Hive

1. Why Requeen

2. When to Requeen

3. How to Requeen with Success

Preparing for Winter and Mite Control Programs

  It’s about the Basics

     a. Drawn Comb

     b. Mite Reduction

     c. Feeding

Because the class is geared towards experienced beekeepers, open discussion will be encouraged on these and other topics of interest.