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Introduction to Beekeeping

    Home Introduction to Beekeeping

    Join experienced apiculture teacher Greg Harrington for this intensive introduction to beekeeping. You'll leave this course with enough knowledge to manage your own beehive including queen rearing and how to split a hive.

    • Sat 26 Aug
      2 days, Sat & Sun 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM At Selwyn College, Auckland. Greg Harrington
      • $157.00 incl. GST
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      Sessions
      Session 1
      Sat 26 Aug 09:00 - Sat 26 Aug 17:00
      At Selwyn College, Auckland.
      Session 2
      Sun 27 Aug 09:00 - Sun 27 Aug 17:00
      At Selwyn College, Auckland.
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    • Sat 28 Oct
      2 days, Sat & Sun 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM At Selwyn College, Auckland. Greg Harrington
      • $157.00 incl. GST
      Session information
      Sessions
      Session 1
      Sat 28 Oct 09:00 - Sat 28 Oct 17:00
      At Selwyn College, Auckland.
      Session 2
      Sun 29 Oct 09:00 - Sun 29 Oct 17:00
      At Selwyn College, Auckland.
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    Description

    You will leave this course with enough information to manage your own beehive. The course covers all aspects of beekeeping and you will receive a set of comprehensive course notes commonly referred to as your bee bible.

    Course outline

    1. Protective clothing
    2. Health and safety (theory)
    3. Calendar of seasonal operations and pest and disease management plan (theory)
    4. Physical characteristics and behavior of bees (theory)
    5. Beehive assembly and repair
    6. Opening and closing a beehive
    7. Feeding a beehive theory
    8. Requeening a beehive (theory and practical)
    9. Shifting beehives (theory and practical)
    10. Supering up hives for honey flow (theory and practical)
    11. Harvest honey and assist in honey extraction
    12. Bee disease including AFB and varroa (also the AFB recognition)
    13. Wintering down
    14. Bee anatomy & physiology - PLUS

    Bring your lunch each day.

    A note from tutor Greg:

    It started out as a hobby, joining a beekeeping club then becoming the president after a few years. I opened my own beekeeping equipment store and beekeeping training. 500+ students have completed my introduction beekeeping course.

    I have known about the decline in world bees and by teaching and passing on my knowledge I hope this will increase the world population of bees. Its not all about the honey. Bees are a major part of our eco-system and without them we will lose a large percent of our food supply.

    Bees working in a honey frame

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