Beekeeping Year 2 and Beyond Class offered by BUMBA & AABA
Benefits of being a part of this great community of beekeepers are the opportunities to continue to learn. Below is an learning opportunity offered by the Bowie Upper Marlboro Beekeepers Association (BUMBA) and Anne Arundel Beekeepers Association for their “Beekeeping Year 2 And Beyond” (BY2AB) Class.
The purpose of the BY2AB class is to assist beekeepers who have at least one year of beekeeping experience and an eagerness to learn, an engaging ten-week class which delves deeper on honeybee biology and anatomy, yearly and seasonal hive management, pest and diseases, splits and resources, and honey show preparation.
The course is structured to meet weekly on Monday evenings via Zoom from 7:00-9:00 or until everyone has their questions answered. This weekly class will be recorded and available for those to review. There will be reading assignments and weekly (ungraded) quizzes. Participants should allow for an hour per week of reading time.
The class will be primarily taught by Kim Mehalick, Mike Mehalick, and Allan Storm via Zoom. However, the first class, Monday, Feb 19 will be in-person in the Bowie area.
A Google drive will be used to store documents, references, homework answers, and the recordings. More information will follow.
Cost: $150.00 which will include the textbook “Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping” Caron/Connor (3rd Edition) and a Maryland State Bee Association T-shirt.
This class is meant to increase your knowledge to make you a stronger more successful beekeeper.
To sign up send a message with title BY2AB with your name, email, city, unisex tshirt size, and phone number to kimnmike89@verizon.net you will receive a paypal invoice from AABA .