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Intro to Beekeeping | Become a Beekeeper Hands-On Series, includes Suiting Up

and Going into the Hives (2-days)

This is a unique and one of a kind opportunity to actually work the bees in

actual bee hives as part of the Hands-on portion of the workshop. We will suit

you up and take a close look at the bees. You will be learning how to use the

tools, what you are looking for and have personal hands-on experience working

in the hive. Learn from a UF Advanced Master Beekeeper [not included in the

non-beekeeper ticket]

Class Lecture on Saturday from 9am-5pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm &

Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993

* Becoming a Beekeeper

* Basic Tools

* Hive Equipment

* How to Get Started

* Maintaining Your Hive

* Working Bees

* Hive Structure

* Colony Structure

* General Management

* SW Florida Forage

* Products of the Hive

* Honey Harvesting

* Pests & DiseasesHands-On Workshop on Sunday from 11am-5/6pm at GreenView

Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral,

FL 33993

* Bee PPE/Lighting Smoker - how to suit up and light the smoker the right way.

* Hive Inspections/Splits - over-the-shoulder with UF Advanced Master

Beekeeper

* Into the Hive - hands-on experience with the bees. YOU will be working with

the bees. To identify:

* Identification of eggs, open brood, and capped brood

* Brood patterns

* Honey and pollen stores

* Pests

* Finding the queen

* Varroa Sugar Role Test - hands-on testing for the bees nemesis, the varroa

mite

* Hive Building - build you own hive and frames onsite using our jigs, nails,

staples

* Jigs - how to build a frame jig to make your hive building easierStudents

receive a Basic Start Up Kit that includes:

* 10-frame Langstroth Hive w Deep Hive Body, 10 frames with Foundation,

Migratory Top Board and...