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Are you new to beekeeping? Having trouble with successfully overwintering your colonies? Please join us for a series of 7 classes covering everything from fundamental beekeeping techniques to disease detection and in-depth management strategies. Each class will begin with a discussion about seasonal management topics, followed by hands-on training in the apiary. There will always be time to ask general beekeeping management questions.

The Successful Beekeeper Series is ideal for people who have taken a beekeeping course and want hands-on experience before acquiring their own bees and for new beekeepers who want to learn about colony management throughout the beekeeping season.
 

By the end of the season you will have learned how to:

  • enter a colony safely, minimizing disruption to the bees and stings to the beekeepers
  • check for the queen and evaluate her health and quality
  • check for food resources and space requirements in the hive
  • anticipate and prevent supersedures and swarms
  • check for bacterial, viral, and fungal disease
  • measure Varroa mite levels and make a mite management plan
  • prepare your colonies to successfully survive the winter


COURSE CONTACT
Jessica Helgen
beesquad@umn.edu
612-624-8989

REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE
ext-reg@umn.edu

GUEST ACCOUNT/LOGIN HELP
help@umn.edu
612-301-4357


For more information about our Mentoring Apiary classes, please visit our website.

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