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

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