Beekeeping Course

Beekeeping School 2010

We will be conducting two classes for beginning beekeepers in the Spring of 2010 Classes will be held at my shop in Bowdoinham, Maine.

Class 1 will run February 20; March 6; and March 20, 2010.
Class 2 will run February 27; March 13; and March 27, 2010.
Both classes will meet together on April 17, 2010 for package bee delivery

The first three classes start at 9:00am and run to about 3:00pm.
The final class runs from 9:00am till we are finished with the installation of bees in the hives.

The fee for the course is $50.00 per person and includes coffee and donuts for early morning and a sandwich and soda lunch.

Space is limited – please reserve you spot by emailing or sending a check.

The course will cover the information you need to know to get your equipment assembled, get your bees and manage them through the entire first season including, we hope, the harvesting of your first honey crop. Discussions will include the flowering plants that benefit honeybees, races of honeybees and their attributes, the life cycle of the honeybee, and the diseases and pests that affect the honeybee. Hands on will include installing bees in the hive and assembling equipment.

Workshop

Finding the Queen and Making “Nucs” for Increase
May 2010 – final date TBD
10:00am to 2:00 pm. $25.00 per person cash or check at the class

We will spend some time finding the elusive queen. Knowing where to look is more important than looking.

We will set up a couple of nucs in different manners so that if you want to make an increase to your bee yard the cost of a new queen is all it will take.