2018 Knox County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Classes
Beginners Beekeeping Class 1 Beginner Beekeeping Class 2
Date: February 10, 2018 Date: February 24, 2018
Cost: $45 per person Cost: $45 per person
*Lunch will be provided *Lunch will be provided
*Book included: “First Lessons in Beekeeping” *KCBA Advanced Manual included
*Free membership to Knox County Beekeepers Association
*Free one-year membership to the Ohio State Beekeepers Association
Classes Location: Hunter Hall, 211 South Main St., Mt. Vernon, OH 43050
Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Hunter Hall and The location of the Happy Bean Coffee Shop
PLEASE REGISTER BY: February 5, 2018 to Jeff Gabric: 515-450-1359
Students are free but must register.
Beginners Beekeeping Class ONE Beginner Beekeeping Class TWO
February 10th, 2018 February 24th, 2018
8:00 to 9:00 Registration Coffee and Donuts Registration Coffee And Donuts
9:00 – 9:15 So You Want to Become a Beekeeper? Hive Inspections
9:15 – 9:45 What You Need to Get Started Hive Management
9:45 – 10:00 Hive Parts and Accessories Over-Wintering Bees
10:00 -10:15 Break Break
10:15 -10:45 Where to Get Bees Honey Bee Biology
10:45 -11:00 How to Install Bees Dealing with Varroa Mites and SHB
11:00 -11:30 How to Begin Working with Bees Re-queening a Colony
11:30 -12:30 Lunch Lunch
12:30 -12:45 Choosing a Location. Making Increases and Nucs
12:45 -1:00 Sources of Bees Swarm Prevention
1:00 – 1:30 Honey Bee Biology Honey Production
1:30 – 1:45 Break Break
1:45- 2:45 Now What? Putting it all Together Laying Workers and Merging
2:45 – 3:00 Round-table discussion Feeding Bees
SEE US AT: www.knoxbees.com