Beekeeping - Beyond the Basics

Provides intermediate beekeeping instruction and is intended for those who have been keeping bees for at least a year; the course builds upon content from our Beginning Beekeeping class.  Students in this course will learn about colony management in year two and beyond, including various ways to do a split, requeening, swarming, conducting an autopsy on a dead hive, varroa mite monitoring, mite management including treatment options, and overwintering of bees.