| Session | Module | Class Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Jan 14, 2019 | Introductions & Overview Partnerships Scope Ownership, mentorship, continuing education | 10 min | Pat Roe, President HCBA |
| Henderson County CED, Henderson County Extension | 5 min | Dr. Terry Kelley | |
| An Introduction to Beekeeping-The Basics, How to get the most out of Bee School | 60 min | Kim Bailey | |
| The History of Beekeeping Beehives & Beekeeping Langstroth and His Hive Beekeeping Today | 25 min | Gary German | |
| Two Jan 21, 2019 | Bee Biology - The individual bee Biology/Life Cycle of Honey Bees Brood Developmental Cycle Adult Life Progression Anatomy Immune System Different Bees for Different Seasons Bee Biology - The colony Annual Cycle of the Colony – The Superorganism The Honorary Mammal Behavioral Plasticity Communication Let’s Dance / The Three Dances Frequencies / Vibrations Pheromones | 100 min | |
| Three Jan 28, 2019 | Terminology and Parts of the Hive Beekeeping Tools and Equipment Types of Hives Parts of the Hive Beekeeper’s Vocabulary | 30 Min | Lee Wicker |
| Getting Started Packages and Nucs Where to obtain Cost Pros and Cons of each Hive Inspections Frequency Things beekeepers should be looking for Queen Issues Record keeping - set a recommended ‘format’ of data elements a new beekeeper should record for each hive. (ed note) Map to mentor session. | 70 min | Chris Aamodt | |
| Four Feb 4, 2019 | Seasonal Management Spring (March-April-May) Inspections Confirm expanding brood & room for expansion Adequate stores Evaluate dead outs (Starvation, disease, etc.) Feeding options Sugar water, stored honey, dry sugar,pollen, etc * Observing the entrance Foragers? Orientation flights? Guard bees? What’s coming out of hive? *Recordkeeping *Swarm Control When? How? (Splits, nucs, etc.) *Supering (Tulip poplar flow) Summer (June-July-August) Inspections Laying queen? Eggs? Larva? Capped Brood? Hive beetles? Varroa? Adequate room for brood, honey, pollen Feeding if needed Supering (Sourwood flow) Honey Removing, replacing supers *Recordkeeping Fall (September-October-November) Robbing Feeding/Nutritional Issues Honey stores Adding and removing supers Mite control Recordkeeping Winter Stores Mite treatment | 90 min | Scott Davis |
| Five Feb 11, 2019 | Swarm Management Swarms Natural and induced swarms Recognizing and Preventing Swarms Spring Fall Managing Swarms Swarm Traps NCBA Update | 60 min | Burton Beasley |
| Bear Fences | 20 | Ricky Manning | |
| Six Feb 18, 2019 | Diseases and Parasites of the hive Invaders: Mites, SHB, Wax Months, etc Bacteria and Fungus: EFB, AFB, etc IPM Treatments: Treatment Free, Hard and Soft Chemicals DriftWatch and BeeCheck | 90 min | Lewis Cauble, Apiary Inspector at NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| Seven Feb 25, 2019 | Most Frequent Problems for a New Beekeeper Review of some key points covered in class. Lessons from their beginner beekeeper experiences. Q&A | 60 min | Panel |
| Review of Apiary Syllabus | 10 min | Pat Roe | |
| Closing Comments | 10 min | Pat Roe |