Get Started in Beekeeping

What	Workshop Beekeeping
When	December 05, 2009 01:00 PM December 05, 2009 03:30 PM December 05, 2009 from 01:00 pm to 03:30 pm
Where	Nisse Farm in Manteno, IL
Contact Name	Julie Larsen
Contact Email	julie@centerforsustainablecommunity.org
Contact Phone	708-828-4325
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by Julie Larsen — last modified September 24, 2009 11:56 AM

If you have thought about keeping honey bees this workshop will help you begin your adventure. Learn from two local beekeepers some basic bee knowledge, what equipment you will need, how to put hive components together, and what seasonal duties are required.

Have you been thinking about starting a hive
but don’t know where to start?

Now is the time to begin thinking about gathering your beekeeping supplies and equipment for the coming spring. What do you really need right away and what can wait a while? You may be able to find used equipment on Ebay or Craig's list. This afternoon workshop will acquaint would be apiarists with what they will need to get started and what will be required to maintain honey bee hives.

Beekeeping is a great hobby with the added benefit of an abundant garden and a small business. Local honey is very popular and easy to sell. Get two different perspectives from the presenters Mark Hoffman and Julie Larsen. Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his 20 years of beekeeping and Julie is a new beekeeper who will discuss the trials and tribulations of starting her hives.

Topics include:

Bee Life 101
Equipment you will need right away and how much it will cost.
Hive placement and considerations
Hive Components
Seasonal Duties
- Creating new hives
- Checking for the queen
- Adding honey supers
- Extracting honey
- Treating for diseases and parasites
- Getting ready for winter
- Winter feeding
Anticipating and preventing problems