2021 Bee School Course Outline
Please contact Bennie Copeland at bcopeland@comporium.net if you’re available to help with class setup on any of the weeks below.
2021 Bee School
Week 1: Feb 18 Cancelled
- Local Association information
- Intro and Course Description
- Thinking Like a Bee
- Things Bees Collect / Plants and Pollination
Sections 1.1-1.5
Week 2: Feb 25
- Beekeeping Equipment
- Selecting An Apiary Site
Sections 1.5-1.6
Week 3: Mar 4
- Starting a Bee Hive
- Working With Bees
- Bee History
Sections 2.1-2.3 Including Ellen Goff with her Observation Hive
Week 4: Mar 11
- Attend YCBA General Club Meeting, Speaker to be Announced
Sections 3.1-4.1
Week 5: Mar 18
- Queens
- Diseases
- Seasonal Management
Sections 4.2-5.2
Week 6: Mar 25
- Swarming
- Extracting Honey
- Minor Products of the Hive
- Honey Packaging and Labeling
- Q&A
- Exam Review
Sections 3.1-4.1
Week 7: Apr 1
- Exam Review
- Exam
Sections 4.2-5.2
Week 7: Apr 3
- Field Day