Open to all interested:
Lean How to Keep Bees in 2025!
Carroll County Adult Ed
& The Winnipesaukee Beekeepers Association
A history & science course supporting New Hampshire’s
farm and forest apiary resources. Keeping bees is not required but mentoring is included for those who decide to.
SPRING 2025 - Live & Recorded lessons
Tuesday & Thursday
6:30pm - 8pm ~
January 7 - April 24
SIGN UP INFO FOR SPRING 2025
Instructor: Athena Contus, Cornell University Certified Master Beekeeper & University of Montana Certified Master Beekeeper - Keeping bees 17 years in the Sandwich Mountain Range
$150 for an individual / $225 couples or Free for DIPLOMA students:
~ counts as a history credit ~
Online Payment Option
Includes:
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A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies
- Book: Storey’s Guide
To Keeping Honey Bees
(Supplied by CCAE - Please note: if you already have the books we cannot compensate you on the fee)
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CALENDAR
Note: Zoom recordings of lessons will not be of the live class but a PowerPoint. To get the most out of the course. students should attend live sessions. Recorded Zoom lessons are monitored for attendance.
HISTORY - How we got here...
Jan 7 - Ancient Beekeeping
Jan 9 - Early American Beekeeping
Jan 14 - Bee Pollination Changes Farming
Jan 16 - Commercial Beekeeping in the U.S.
BIOLOGY & BEHAVIORS - Fascinating facts...
Jan 21 - Honey Bees - Vocabulary
Jan 23 - Honey bee Queens & Drones
Jan 28 - The Humble Worker Bee - Biology
COMMUNICATION
Jan 30 - Primer & Releaser Pheromones
Feb 4 - Duties bind a family of bees - Behaviors
Feb 6 - Natural Defences of the Honey Bee
DISEASES & PREDATORS
Feb 11 - Hive Pests & Predators
Feb 13 - Brood Diseases: Nurseries in Peril
Feb 18 - Hive Inspections & Tools of the Trade
Feb 20 - IPM for Honey Bees
EQUIPMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Winter Recess February 24 - 28, 2025
Mar 4 - Building A Beehive
Mar 6 - Honey Bee Nutrition
Mar 11 - Getting Bees
Mar 13 - Honey Bees & Native Pollinators
Mar 18 - Beehive Styles
Mar 20 - Choosing a Location & Fencing
Mar 25 - Winter in the Hive
Mar 27 - Winter Hive Setup - Frame choices
APIARY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Apr 1 - The Beekeeper's Calendar
Apr 3 - Seasonal Duties - Spring
Apr 8 - Seasonal Duties - Fall
MOVING FORWARD IN BEEKEEPING
Apr 10 - Putting It All Together
Apr 15 - Natural Beekeeping Methods & History
Products of the Hive
Apr 17 - Honey Harvesting
Apr 22 - Beeswax & Propolis - Uses & Harvesting
Bee Clubs & Organizations
Apr 24 - Who's Who in New Hampshire Beekeeping - LAST DAY Q & A - Live Zoom Event
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