Beginning Beekeeping...and Beyond!
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$50.00
$50.00
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Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
@ Next to Nature Farm, 23338 Kissinger Road, Leavenworth KS 66048
This class will be our only beekeeping class for 2024 and is meant for beginning beekeepers or those who just want a refresh on their skills! Lunch is provided for the all-day class.
The following topics will be covered in Workshop:
- Honeybee biology
- Dynamics within the beehive
- Beekeeping equipment (parts of the hive, assembly of equipment, and safety equipment for the beekeeper)
- Diseases and pests of the hive
- Beekeeping broken down thru each season (setting a calendar of events throughout your beekeeping year)
- Establishing your apiary (discuss where to locate and set up your beehives)
- Installing your bees into the hive
- Apiary and hive maintenance
- Swarm dynamics
- Nutritional management for your bees
- Honey harvesting and extraction (live demonstration)