Adventure in beekeeping Class schedule. For March and April, 2012. Class Schedules Each class consists of two evenings of classroom instruction and a hands on Apiary visit,scheduled separately Class sizes will be limited to 6 persons for best one on one instruction and results for the students. The Book, "First Lessons In Beekeeping", is included in the price and may be picked up before the class. Reading the book before class begins is recommended so the students might ask better questions but is not necessary in order to follow lectures, as lectures are not based on the book. Class prices will be $100 per person. Please call to check availability of space in each class as they fill quickly. Classes have been scheduled for either weeknights or weekends to provide a variety of times to meet peoples varying schedules. First Class: Weekend of April 6th 9:00am until 3:00pm Second Class: Week Nights of April 13rd and 5th 9:00am until 3:00pm **Please RSVP a week in advanced for Beekeeping Classes** Class basic Outline. First Night 1. Introductions 2. Movie: "Tales from the bee hive" sure to get you excited about learning more about bees 3. Lecture on Biology and social make up of the honeybee colony, hive products Second Night 1. Ask questions and discuss bees 2. Lecture on Hive equipment and honeybee pests. 3. Movie: "Honey Comb" sure to get you wanting to get out and work bees already! Apiary Visit Hive management/handling demonstration.- Don protective equipment Light smokers Observe hive bee-havior from afar. Observe handling technique for the bees Hands on identification of the biology of the hive- Choose a have to observe Enter hive and demonstrate proper handling of the bees Identify parts of the hive. Please call or stop in to reserve a spot for either of the four classes. "Mistakes are inevitable. No matter how much reading you do, you learn that every garden is unique, every animal is an individual and you have to be flexible. You persist, try to figure out what went wrong and then try again." -Niemann
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