Educating New Beekeepers Step-by-Step!
Beyond the Basics is an information rich course designed to guide new beekeepers through their first season. Learn at your own pace as each module builds off the last, taking you from before your bees arrive, to managing colonies, to the overwintering process.
Full Course Includes:
- Beyond the Basics [Part 1]
- Beyond the Basics [Part 2]
- Beyond the Basics [Part 3]
Course Outline:
PART 1
General Requirements
1. General Requirements
2. Permits & Bylaws
3. The Bee Act
Geolocation
1. Two Mile Radius
2. Climate Region
Bee Biology Overview
1. Queens
2. Drones
3. Workers
Hives
1. Hive Parts
2. Bee Space
3. Hygiene
Equipment
1. Hive Tool
2. Smoker
3. Bee Suit
4. Keeping Equipment Clean
Before Your Bees Arrive
1. Hive location
2. Package Bees / Nucs / Installation
PART 2
Early Spring Management
1. Before You Open Your Hive
2. Feeding & Foraging
3. Spring Dwindling
4. Dearth
Hive Checks
1. How To
2. Frame Overview
3. Marking a Queen
4. Queenless State
Signs of Bad Health
1. Nosema
2. Varroa
3. Chalkbrood
4. EFB/AFB
Splitting Colonies
1. Swarming
2. Preventing a Swarm
3. How to Split
Summer Management
1. Beekeeping Cycle Overview
PART 3
Main Honey Flow
1. The Main Honey Flow
2. Honey Progress
3. Removing Honey Boxes
Honey Extraction
1. Uncapping Frames
2. Extracting / Filtering
Prep for Winter
1. Optimal Hive Condition
2. Feeding
3. Medication
Wrapping
1. Wrapping
2. Unwrapping
NOTE: This course is an updated version of The Basics of Beekeeping with added content. If you already own The Basics of Beekeeping you may not need this course.