Introduction to Beekeeping
Join experienced apiculture teacher Greg Harrington for this intensive introduction to beekeeping. You'll leave this course with enough knowledge to manage your own beehive including queen rearing and how to split a hive.
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Sat 06 Sep
- $169.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Sat 06 Sep 09:00 - Sat 06 Sep 17:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Sun 07 Sep 09:00 - Sun 07 Sep 17:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Please note there is NO refund or transfer if you cancel less than 5 working days in advance of a class starting. Our refund policy can be read in full here.
Description
You will leave this course with enough information to manage your own beehive. The course covers all aspects of beekeeping and you will receive a set of comprehensive course notes commonly referred to as your bee bible.
Course outline
- Protective clothing
- Health and safety (theory)
- Calendar of seasonal operations and pest and disease management plan (theory)
- Physical characteristics and behavior of bees (theory)
- Beehive assembly and repair
- Opening and closing a beehive
- Feeding a beehive theory
- Requeening a beehive (theory and practical)
- Shifting beehives (theory and practical)
- Supering up hives for honey flow (theory and practical)
- Harvest honey and assist in honey extraction
- Bee disease including AFB and varroa (also the AFB recognition)
- Wintering down
- Bee anatomy & physiology - PLUS
Bring your lunch each day. Bring gumboots for the practical bee sessions if you have them. Otherwise wear thick socks (or two pairs) as extra protection for your feet/legs.
A note from your tutor, Greg
It started out as a hobby, joining a beekeeping club then becoming the president after a few years. I opened my own beekeeping equipment store and beekeeping training. 500+ students have completed my introduction beekeeping course.
I have known about the decline in world bees and by teaching and passing on my knowledge I hope this will increase the world population of bees. It's not all about the honey. Bees are a major part of our eco-system and without them we will lose a large percent of our food supply.
