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Classes Offered and Other Learning
Experiences

Introduction
to Beekeeping: For the Beginner (40 people completed the course in 2009 and 30 people completed the course in
2008.)
Congratulations to all
Queen Rearing Group Meeting
Class Date, Times, Location, and
Descriptions

Title: The
Howard County Beekeepers Association 2010 Short Course.
This course is open to anyone with an interest in honey bees
and will guide you in starting your own colony for
pollination, honey or educational experience. We encourage
and welcome repeat students, there is always something new
to learn. The course consists of five classroom
sessions starting mid February and concludes with a field
day working with live colonies in April. HCBA cooperates
with the Howard County Extension Service and encourages 4-H
family participation. Please see the Syllabus and specific
meetings for more information.
Date: (See below)
Location: Location: Dining Hall at Howard County Fair
Grounds, SR 144 Frederick Rd., West Friendship, MD
See: Inclement
Weather Policy
Application Form and additional details: (MS
Word, PDF),
Syhllabus MS Word, PDF
For information and registration contact
Janice hcbeea@msn.com
Wayne wesaias@verizon.net
Allen Thehayeshouse4@aol.com
(Tenative Syllabus)
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February 17, 2010 7:00-9:30 pm |
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Welcome to HCBA
Why Keep Bees And What You Get Out Of It
Apiary Site
BREAK
What You Need To Know To Get Started
How To Start Colonies And Equipment |
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Tuesday February 23, 2010 7:00-9:30 pm |
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Bee Biology
BREAK
AHB and Best Practices
Floral Sources |
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Tuesday March 2, 2010 7:00-9:30 pm |
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Your First Colony Package And/Or Nucleus; How To Feed
BREAK
Honey Production And How To Extract |
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Tuesday March 9, 2010 7:00-9:30 pm |
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(Combined General Meeting and Short Course)
Pests, Predators and Diseases
BREAK
Registering Your Colony With The State
Beekeeping Lore, Myth and Legends
Swarming And Its Prevention |
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 7:00-9:30 pm |
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Field Day Information
Where’s Waldo!
Break Out Sessions
1. First Year Maintenance/Bee Health
2. Feeding Bees
3. Woodenware Assembly
4. Wiring Frames And Installing Wax Foundation
5. Basic Equipment Needed |
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Saturday March or April ??, 2010 (Weather dependent) 10:00am-3:00pm |
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Field Day, Mt. Pleasant Farm (Read chapters 5 & 6)
Dressing Up
Smoker Lighting
How to open and inspect a colony
Colony Inspection
Finding the Queen
Recognizing eggs & larvae
Brood patterns, honey and pollen stores
Installing packages – What can go wrong (Diseased bees, too windy, No Queen, Laying workers, Small Hive Beetles)
Lifting hives and moving bees
Bait hives |

Title: Queen Rearing Group Meeting
(For more information, contact
Email: HCbeea@msn.com)
Date: First meeting of the year will be held on Wednesday,
February 24, 2010 - 7:00 pm
Location: To be announced
Agenda: Queens:
Who do we order queens from; discuss the
positives and negatives of the queen producers we have
ordered from;
Methods of requeening and timing.(Thanks Charlie for your
suggested agenda - this is a great topic)
Please email me (Janice at hcbeea@msn.com)
with your RSVP.
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