A course for the absolute beginner...

This course covers everything for the absolute beginner. Topics include basic honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment, working in the bee colony, seasonal beekeeper responsibilities, harvesting and extracting honey and preparing bee colonies for winter.

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Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • A message from the instructors

    • How to use this course
  2. 2

    • Social Insects

    • Anatomy

    • Bee Communication

    • Castes

    • Life Cycle

    • Next Organization

    • Test your learning
  3. 3

    • The Hive

    • Parts of the Hive

    • Seasonal Equipment

    • Personal Protective Equipment

    • Beeyard Tools

    • Test your learning
  4. 4

    • Basics

    • Workplace Safety

    • Obtaining Bees

    • Beeyard Location

    • Rules and Regulations

    • Resources

    • Test your learning
  5. 5

    • Watch: Starting a Smoker

    • Inspecting a hive

    • Test your learning
  6. 6

    • A Season in beekeeping

    • Watch: A Season in Beekeeping

    • Test your learning

  7. 7

    • Nucs

    • Splits

    • Queens

    • Test your learning
  8. 8

    • Honey Production

    • Removing Bees from Supers

    • Watch: Adding and Removing Supers

    • Extracting

    • Watch: Extracting Honey

    • Test your learning
  9. 9

    • Honey

    • Beeswax

    • Pollen

    • Propolis

    • Royal Jelly

    • Bee Venom

    • Test your learning
  10. 10

    • Feeding

    • Wintering Colonies

    • Test your learning
  11. 11

    • Continue your learning...

    • Before you go...