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\"honey
Photo by Andrew Dewey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saturdays, February 8 through March 29, 2025 (eight sessions)
\n<\/strong>Snow date: April 5, 2025<\/strong>
\n10:00 a.m. – Noon<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Maine at Machias, 116 O’Brien Avenue, Machias, ME
\nScience Building, Room 115<\/strong>
\n$75.00 per person (per couple if willing to share materials)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration is now closed for this course. You may contact Tara Wood with questions by calling 207.255.3345 or emailing tara.a.wood@maine.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Learn the basics of keeping honey bees in the traditional Langstroth bee hive, from hive construction to honey bee behavior and honey production, with our expert instructor.<\/p>\n

Text Book (included in course fee): Simple Smart Beekeeping<\/em> by Kirsten S. Traynor, PhD & Michael J. Traynor<\/p>\n

Questions about the course may be addressed to Andrew Dewey at email andrew@beeberrywoods.com<\/a> or call 207.266.7294.<\/p>\n

Tentative Schedule<\/strong>
\n(classes are roughly 1 1\u20442 hours each)<\/p>\n

Class 1 \u2013 Course Overview, History of Beekeeping, Terms to know<\/p>\n

Class 2 \u2013 Basic Bee Biology, Where to Get Bees and Equipment, Resources<\/p>\n

Class 3 \u2013 Selecting a site, Installing Bees, Inspections<\/p>\n

Class 4 \u2013 Healthy hive, Adding additional brood box, Honey Supering<\/p>\n

Class 5 \u2013 Harvesting Honey (& other hive products)<\/p>\n

Class 6 \u2013 Preparing for Winter<\/p>\n

Class 7 \u2013 State Apiarist presentation on Honey Bee Pests and Diseases (2 hours)<\/p>\n

Class 8 \u2013 Preparing for spring \u2013 Swarming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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