Beekeeping 102 with Dr Dewey Caron
NEW Course 6 sessions - last Sunday of month May 31 through October 25. 5 -6:30
PM Eastern Time via Zoom (Sessions recorded for viewing/reviewing at other times).
This course is designed for beekeepers who have some experience with bees but would like to improve their success and confidence in colony management. If you have experienced ups and downs with your bees, this course will provide practical, season-by-season guidance to help you manage your colonies more effectively. Topics will include colony health, seasonal management, and strategies for keeping bees strong and productive throughout the year. Students are strongly encouraged to purchase the textbook, as the course will closely follow it.
Two Q&A periods.
Course minimum 8 persons
Cost $150/individual.
Full refund if minimum attendance not achieved.
To register : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOa52j2zf-rLOKzei-ZdHE92zELtWQEFEgltvwWiwpu6GJgQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Venmo: Please use SWOBA Venmo for payment:
https://www.swohiobeekeepers.com/join
Zoom Link will be emailed
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Textbook Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeping 2024 (3 rd edition, 2 nd printing) recommended
– $80 with student discount. Other basic texts acceptable
Course Outline:
Sunday May 31 - Why Honey Bees? (Chapters 1-5 HP3)
Sunday June 28 - Beekeeping is Applied Bee Biology (Chapters 6-11 HB3)
Sunday July 26 - Getting Started with Bees (Chapters 12-13 HB3 )
Sunday August 30 – Seasonal Management (Chapters 14-16 HBS)
Sunday September – 27 Conquering Bee Maladies (Chapters 21-23 HBS)
Sunday October – 25 – Taking it to Next Level, surviving winter, making money
(Chapter17-20 HB3)
Questions Dr Dewey Caron dmcaron@udel.edu 302 353-9914
Yaser Almusamy : yaser.almusawy@gmail.com
Zoom Link will be emailed