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Beekeeping Short Course

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Beekeeper Education
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This two day course provides all the information necessary to keep bees in cold climates. We take you through two years of beekeeping; purchasing and assembling equipment, ordering bees and queens, hiving packages, ensuring colony survival through winter, dividing colonies in the spring, and producing, harvesting, extracting, bottling, and selling honey. We also cover the important basics of disease and mite management and control, emphasizing a reduction in chemical use within bee hives. The course is geared for beginning beekeepers; however experienced beekeepers seeking current information are more than welcome.

Beekeeping Short Course 2008

March 8-9, 2008
St. Paul, Minnesota

Learn about:

  • Introduction to Bees & Beekeeping
  • Equipment Assembly
  • Selecting an Apiary Site
  • Bee Races and Breeds
  • Disease and Pest Management
  • Hiving Packages
  • Spring Management
  • Summer Management
  • Making Divisions
  • Preparing Colonies for Winter
  • Producing a Honey Crop
  • Honey tasting
  • Honey: From Colony to Customer:
    • Extracting
    • Bottling
    • Selling
    • Storing

Agenda

Saturday, March 8, 2008
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Class (lunch provided)
see topics above
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Honey Tasting and Beekeeping Demonstrations
5:30 pm Adjourn
Sunday, March 9
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Class (lunch is on your own)
see topics above

Instructors

Marla Spivak, Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
Gary Reuter, Scientist, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
Guest Speakers from the Minnesota Hobby Beekeeper's Association, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and from other areas of the beekeeping industry.

Registration

Registration no longer available - course is full for this year!

Please watch for additional course information throughout the year!

Other Information

St. Paul Campus Location:

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Borlaug Hall Location:

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Photo of Borlaug Hall:

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U of M Parking Services Website

Nearby Lodging

  • Days Inn Roseville, Roseville, MN (651) 636-6730
  • Radisson Hotel, Roseville, MN (651) 636-4567
  • Super 8 Motel, Roseville, MN (651) 636-8888
  • Courtyard by Marriott, Roseville, MN (651) 746-8000
  • Residence Inn by Marriott, Roseville, MN (651) 636-0680

 




 
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