Modern Beekeeping
& The Ancient Honey Bee
A history & science course supporting New Hampshire’s
farm and forest apiary resources
Tuesday & Thursday evenings, 5:30 - 7 pm
October 4 through Dec. 20
Classes held in person w/ zoom option at
Carroll Academy in Tamworth, 680 White Mountain Hwy - Unit 10
Instructor: Athena Contus, Certified Master Beekeeper
$150 or Free for DIPLOMA students:
~ counts as a history credit ~
Includes:
Hive Field Guide For Beekeepers
Supplemental Notebook - electronic format
Book: Storey’s Guide
To Keeping Honey Bees |
10/4 - Ancient & American Beekeeping History
10/6 - Science, & The Art of Beekeeping
10/11 - The Gifts of Evolution
10/13 - Duties that bind a family of bees
10/18 - Honey bee Queens
10/20 - Four Dynamic Elements of a Colony
10/25 - Swarm Intelligence
10/27 - Hive equipment for New Hampshire
11/1 - Hive Locations & Insuring Colony Health
11/3 - Honey Bees & Native Pollinators
11/8 - Apiary Management Strategies
11/10 - Honey Bees in Winter
11/15 - Hive Inspections
11/17 - Hive Pests & Predators
11/22 - Brood Diseases: Nurseries in Peril
11/24 THANKSGIVING - ZOOM IPM CLASS TBA
11/29 - IPM for Honey Bees
12/1 - Natural Beekeeping Methods & History
12/6 - Honey & Traditional Medicine
12/8 - Honey Harvesting
12/13 - Beeswax - Ancient Uses & Harvesting
12/15 - Apitherapy: Bee Venom for Health
12/20 - Where, When & How to Get Bees
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