When: Consecutive Mondays starting February 1 through March 8
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Electronically on Zoom
Cost: $30 per Zoom link
This year’s bee school will be held electronically through Zoom starting on Monday, February 1st from 7pm – 9 pm and for 6 consecutive Mondays through March 8th.
The cost is $30 per Zoom link (which means your whole family can participate for one price).
The recommended book for this year is “The Beekeeper’s Handbook, 4th Edition” by Diana Sammataro. You can order the book from Amazon [ link ].
Topics covered will include
- Introduction to Beekeeping
- The colony, organization, and life cycle of the honeybee
- Equipment needed to get started
- How to assemble equipment
- Seasonal hive management of the colonies
- Pests and diseases of the bees
- Harvesting and processing honey and other hive products
Apiary Inspector Lewis Cauble will be presenting the module on Pests and Diseases of Bees. If you have Pesticide Certification, you can get Pesticide credits for attending the bee school.
To register, print the registration form and follow the instructions on the form. [ form ]
