Homework
Week 1
Reading
The Beekeepers Handbook – Diana Sammatoro and Alphonse Avitabile
Chapter 3 Beekeeping Equipment
Chapter 4 Obtaining and Preparing for Bees
Additional Documents and Links
Week 2
Reading
The Beekeepers Handbook – Diana Sammatoro and Alphonse Avitabile
Chapter 1 Understanding Bees
Chapter 6 Package Bees
Chapter 13 Bee Pests and Deseases
Additional Documents and Links
- Bee Development
- Bee Facts
- Best Practices
- Life Cycle
- Package Install – Video
- Nuc Install – Video
- Making Packages – David Burns – Video
Week 3
Reading
The Beekeepers Handbook – Diana Sammatoro and Alphonse Avitabile
Chapter 5 – Working Bees
Chapter 11 – Special Management Problems
Additional Documents and Links
- “Let Mites be Mites is not an option” – An article by Rusty Burlew at HonetBeeSuite
- Tools for Varroa Management – Honey Bee Health Coalition
- MSBA Beeline – Treatments
- Looking at a Frame – Video
- Adding a Brood Box – Video
- Adding a Second Super – Video
Week 4
Reading
The Beekeepers Handbook – Diana Sammatoro and Alphonse Avitabile
Chapter 9 – Summer/Fall Management
Chapter 11 – Special Management Problems
Chapter 14 – Pollination and Bee Plants
Additional Documents and Links
Week 5
Reading
The Beekeepers Handbook – Diana Sammatoro and Alphonse Avitabile
Chapter 8 – Winter/Spring Management
Chapter 10 – Queens and Queen Rearing
Chapter 12 – Products of the Hive
Additional Documents and Links
When we first started beekeeping we found that we had to travel over an hour to purchase our beekeeping supplies or pay really high shipping costs to order online. We decided to open a store to offer beekeepers in our area a convenient place to get their supplies. Save time and money - support local business.