If you are seriously considering keeping honey bees, or have decided to start this coming spring, this is the course for you! The 8-session Beginning  Beekeeper Course (BBC) will give you the detailed information needed to start well.  

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The course also includes an additional hands-on field day. A sample of the topics covered includes: 

• Honey Bee Biology and Behavior

• Preparing to keep Bees: Zoning, Apiary Site Locations, and other considerations

• Ways to Obtain Honey Bees

• How to Start Honey Bee Colonies

• Foraging, Food, and the Nectar Flow

• Inspecting Colonies and Recommended Management Practices

• Feeding Bees

• Registering Your Bees with the State

• Honey Bee Pests

• Honey Bee, Diseases

• And much more!