Beekeeping Training Course (2 Days) 29 Feb 2020

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Day 5 Saturday September 2020

Day 12 Saturday September (practical)  2020

This course is run by Arthur Garske

Arthur has more than 40 years of beekeeping experience.

Course will be run at 2 Factory Street Granville.

• TRAINING FOR NEW BEEKEEPERS

 

9.00     Introduction and Housekeeping

 

9.10     Participants Expectations

9.20     Rules and Regulations for keeping bees in NSW.

Biosecurity.

9.35     Workplace Safety – Risks

• Different reactions
• Aggressive Bees
• Heatstroke
• Protective gear
• Uniforms

 

10.00   Honey Bee Biology

• Introduction
• Difference, e.g. workers/drones
• Numbers in the hive
• Variety of roles bees fulfil

10.30   MORNING TEA

11.00   Bee Hives

• Various options of design
• Decisions to be made before acquiring first hive, e.g. 8 frame, 10 frame

11.30   Equipment, Assembly of

• Boxes )           Preserving
• Bottom Boards )           Painting
• Lids )           Maintenance
• Frames
• Wiring
• Embedding Foundation

 

• LUNCH

1.45     Starting Your First Hive

• Different Methods

2.15`    Location of Hives

• Stationary
• Migratory
• Backyard
• Rural

2.45     Feeding Hives

• How to
• When to

3.00     Management of Hives Year Round

3.30     Migration of Bee Hives

• Preparation
• How to and When
• Problems associated with moving hives
• Keeping a diary/log book

4.00     Any questions

 

DAY TWO

9.00     Working a Hive, Opening and Closing

9.45     Lighting and Extinguishing a smoker

• H. & S
• Parts
• Fuel
• Where to aim smoke and why
• Use of smoker to manage bees
• Using a hive tool/s

10.15   Practical - Hive Opening

• Tools needed
• Removing a frame and how to hold it for examination
• Cells -  what is contained in cells on a frame
• Swarm prevention
• Robbing the hive
• When
• Different methods

 

 

12.30   LUNCH

 

1.30   Honey Extraction

• Preparation for extraction
• How to handle
• Process extracted honey
• Storage of extracted honey
• What to do with Cappings
• What to do with Beeswax

3.00     Collecting a Swarm

• How to
• Equipment
• What to do after collection

QUESTION TIME

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