| Date |
Subject |
| Tues 12th Feb 2008 |
General talk and discussion about bees and wasps and their life cycles |
| Tues 26th Feb 2008 |
Homes for bees. A look at hive types, construction and useability. |
| Tues 11th Mar 2008 |
Bee keeping equipment. A look at the necessities and the extras.
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| Tues 25th Mar 2008 |
Practical. Cleaning, and maintaining hives, assembling of frames etc. and tools needed |
| Tues 8th April 2008 |
Where to keep your bees! Is your garden big enough? What about neighbours? Stands etc |
| Tues 22nd Apr 2008 |
Diseases and disorders. Varoa and other complaints bees suffer from. |
| Tues 6th May 2008 |
Increasing colonies. Nucleus boxes and creating a new colony by means of a nucleus |
| Tues 20th May 2008 |
Swarms. What is a swarm! Why do bees swarm? Insight into control and or prevention. |
| Sat 31st May/Sun 1st June 2008 |
Feeding. Important to understand condition of bees. Do they require additional food? How to feed bees. |
| Sat 14th June/Sun 15th June 2008 |
First look inside a hive. Seeing live bees on the comb and understanding what you see. |
| Sat 29th June/Sun 30th June 2008 |
Hunt the lady! Looking further into the hive to find and identify the queen. |
| Sat 12th July/Sun 13th July 2008 |
A go on your own. Manipulating the bees, handling frames with their bees. Seeing what you can see! |
| TBA |
Ad hoc class. Create your own nucleus |