Modern Beekeeping
& The Ancient Honey Bee
A history & science course supporting New Hampshire’s
farm and forest apiary resources. Keeping bees is not required but mentoring for 2023 is included for those who decide to.
SPRING 2023 - Live & Recorded lessons
6:30pm - 8pm ~
January 24 - May 18
SIGN UP NOW TO INSURE A SPOT
Instructor: Athena Contus, Certified Master Beekeeper
$150 for an individual / $225 couples or Free for DIPLOMA students:
~ counts as a history credit ~
Call Crystal Sawyer to register:
603 323-5100 -
Check payable to: Carroll Academy send to:
Carroll County Adult Education, 680 White Mountain Hwy
Unit 10, Tamworth, NH 03886
PAY ONLINE HERE (+4% online payment option)
REGISTER HERE-PLEASE USE GOOGLE CHROME registration link will not work in Firefox.
Includes:
- Hive Field Guide For Beekeepers
- Book: Storey’s Guide
To Keeping Honey Bees
- Book: Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeping
(Supplied by CCAE - Please note: if you already have the books we cannot compensate you on the fee)
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CALENDAR - subject to changes
Note: Zoom lesson & slide presentation will be available for viewing after each class but there will be no recordings of a live class or its participants without permission.
HISTORY - How we got here...
1/24 - Ancient Beekeeping
1/26 - Early American Beekeeping
1/31 - Bee Pollination Changes Farming
2/02 - Commercial Beekeeping in the U.S.
BIOLOGY & BEHAVIORS - Fascinating facts...
2/07 - Honey Bees - Ancient Marvels - Vocabulary
2/09 - Honey bee Queens & Drones
2/14 - The Humble Worker Bee - Biology
COMMUNICATION
2/16 - Primer & Releaser Pheromones
2/21 - Duties bind a family of bees - Behaviors
2/23 - Natural Defences of the Honey Bee
DISEASES & PREDATORS
2/28 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY - Recorded Zoom:
Hive Pests & Predators
3/02 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY - Recorded Zoom:
Brood Diseases: Nurseries in Peril
3/07 - Hive Inspections
3/09 - IPM for Honey Bees
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR NH
3/14 - What is a Beehive?
3/16 - Hive Locations & Honey Bee Nutrition
3/21 - Seasonal considerations - Getting Bees
3/23 - Honey Bees & Native Pollinators
EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN
3/28 - Beehive Styles
3/30 - Langstroth & Moveable Frames
4/04 - Building A Beehive
4/06 - Choosing &/or Building Frames
4/11 - Tools of the Trade
APIARY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
4/13 - Beekeeping Goals Shape Apiaries
4/18 - Seasonal Duties
4/20 - Biology's Impact on Management
MOVING FORWARD IN BEEKEEPING
4/25 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY - Recorded Zoom
Putting It All Together
4/27 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY - Recorded Zoom
Is Beekeeping For You?
5/02 - Natural Beekeeping Methods & History
Products of the Hive
5/04 - Honey Harvesting
5/09 - Beeswax & Propolis - Uses & Harvesting
5/11 - Selling Your Hive Products
Bee Clubs & Organizations
5/16 - Who's Who in New Hampshire Beekeeping
5/18 - LAST DAY Q & A - Live Zoom Event
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