Week 1

Reading
The Backyard Beekeeper – Kim Flottum
      Introduction
     Chapter 1 Starting Right

Additional Documents and Links

• Honey Bee Fun Facts
• Give Bees a Chance
• Bee Facts

Week 2

Reading
The Backyard Beekeeper – Kim Flottum
      Chapter 2 About Bees

Additional Documents and Links

• Frame Assembly
• Honey Bee Etiquette
• Life Cycle

Week 3

Reading
The Backyard Beekeeper – Kim Flottum
      Chapter 3 About Beekeeping

Additional Documents and Links

• Bee Development
• Best Practices
• Looking at a Frame – Video
• Adding a Brood Box – Video
• Adding a Second Super – Video

Week 4

Reading
The Backyard Beekeeper – Kim Flottum
      Chapter 5 – 25 Rules of Modern Beekeeping

Additional Documents and Links

• Package Install – Video
• Nuc Install – Video
• Marla Spivak – Video
• Reaction to Stings
• When Bees Sting

Week 5

Reading
The Backyard Beekeeper – Kim Flottum
      Chapter 4 – About Beeswax

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