Feb 1, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm Beginners Bee Class One

Registration in class includes a One Year membership to Knox County Beekeepers Assoc. and Ohio State Beekeepers Assoc.   Lunch, Drinks and Donuts will be provided.  Book included: "First Lessons in Beekeeping".  The class will be held at Faculty Hall of the Nazarene University in Mt Vernon, OH.   The class will be taught by Jeff Gabric, Mike Montgomery and Carson O’Neil experienced beekeepers and members of Knox County Beekeepers Association. Some of the topics are:

• Honey Bee Biology
• Hive Parts & Accessories
• Brood Chamber Verses Honey Super
• Choosing a hive location
• Sources of Bees
• Bee Installation  
• Start Working the Hive Demonstration
• Feeding Bees
• Races of Bees
• Ohio Laws and Disease and Pest Identification
• Now What?   "Putting it All Together" - Roundtable Discussion

Registration in class includes a One Year membership to Knox County Beekeepers Assoc. and Ohio State Beekeepers Assoc.   Lunch, Drinks and Donuts will be provided. The class will be held at Faculty Hall of the Nazarene University in Mt Vernon, OH.   The class will be taught by Jeff Gabric, Mike Montgomery and Carson O’Neil experienced beekeepers and members of Knox County Beekeepers Association.  

• Hive Inspections
• Hive Management
• Over-Wintering Bees
• Dealing with Varroa Mites and SHB
• Re-queening a Colony
•  Making Increases  and Nucs
• Swarm Prevention Strategies
• Honey Production
• Laying Workers and Merging
• Feeding Bees
• Roundtable Discussion for Final Questions