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Beginner bee class 1
Beginners Beekeeping Class ONE Date: February 11, 2023
Cost: $65 per person per class. Students are free but must register.
*Lunch will be provided
*Book included: "First Lessons in Beekeeping"
*Advanced Manual for Class Two
*Free membership to Knox County Beekeepers Association
*Free one-year membership to the Ohio State Beekeepers Association
PLEASE REGISTER BY: February 1, 2023
Beginners Beekeeping Class ONE February 11, 2023
9:00 - 9:15 So… you want to become a beekeeper?
9:15 - 9:45 Hive Parts
9:45 - 10:00 Hive Accessories
10:00 –10:15 Brood Chamber Verses Honey Super
10:15 -10:30 Break
10:30 -10:45 Choosing a hive location
10:45 -11:00 Sources of Bees
11:00 -11:30 Bee Installation
11:30 -11:45 Start Working the Hive Demonstration
11:45 -12:00 Feeding Bees
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 Honey Bee Biology
1:45 – 2:00 Races of Bees
2:00 -2:15 Ohio Laws and Disease and Pest Identification.
2:15- 2:45 Now What? “Putting it All Together”
2:45 – 3:00 Roundtable Discussion
Beginner bee class 2
Beginners Beekeeping Class TWO Date: February 25, 2023
Cost: $65 per person per class. Students are free but must register.
*Lunch will be provided
PLEASE REGISTER BY: February 1, 2023
Beginner Beekeeping Class TWO February 25, 2023
9:00 - 9:15 Hive Inspections
9:15 - 9:45 Hive Management
9:45 – 10:00 Over-Wintering Bees
10:00 -10:15 Break
10:15 -10:45 Honey Bee Biology
10:45 -11:00 Dealing with Varroa Mites and SHB
11:00 -11:30 Re-queening a Colony
11:30 -12:30 Lunch
12:30 -12:45 Making Increases and Nucs
12:45 -1:00 Swarm Prevention
1:00 – 1:30 Honey Production
1:30 – 1:45 Break
1:45- 2:45 Laying Workers and Merging
2:45 – 3:00 Feeding Bees
Check and Email Sign Up
Make checks payable to: Knox County Beekeepers Association
Send to: Barb Ellison - Treasurer 12430 Airport Rd. Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
Questions call: Jeff Gabric: 740-760-0300
Send registration by email to KCBA.QB@gmail.com and mail a check
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Beginning Bee Class
*Lunch will be provided
*Book included: "First Lessons in Beekeeping"
*Advanced Manual for Class Two
*Free membership to Knox County Beekeepers Association
*Free one-year membership to the Ohio State Beekeepers Association
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