INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING

Name: INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING
Start: 2025-01-18T08:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-18T14:30:00-06:00
Location: Great Lakes Energy Education Center

Schedule

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 08:00 am to 02:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Great Lakes Energy Education Center | Green Bay, WI

The Brown County Beekeepers Association is happy to present INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING. Learn the essentials of beginning beekeeping!! The class will be presented in three sessions described below.
When:
Prior to January 18th, 2025 — view three (or more) videos to prepare for the in person class. Between 2 and 3 hours of video to watch
January 18th, 2025 — 8:00am to 2:30pm (in-person, location: Great Lakes Energy Education Center on the campus of NWTC, Rooms EE201/202). Booyah lunch will be provided.
and May 17th, 2025 8:00am to 10:00am (at the hive, location: Green Bay Botanical Gardens).
How Much: $50 for an individual, $40 for additional family members
What: Attendees will gain an understanding of:
Bee breeds and basic physiology
Bee development timeline and colony cycles
Hive types and basic beekeeping equipment
Hive location, purchasing bees and their installation
Bee diseases, parasites and how to treat them
Personal protection and annual hive maintenance
Hive assembly
Mite check
Package and nuc installation