January (YEAR 2)
In-Depth with the Bees in the Hive
Self Study
– Lesson 44 | Bee Anatomy – Drones
– Lesson 45 | Bee Anatomy – Queens
– Lesson 46 | Bee Anatomy – Workers
Understanding DeadOuts and Recovery
Timing | January Week 4
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 47 | CSI Deadouts – Performing Hive Autopsies
– Lesson 48 | CSI Back in service
– Lesson 49 | Replacing Poorly Formed Comb
February
Hive Maladies and Swarm Dynamic Primer
Timing | February Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 50 | Intro to Hive Maladies
– Lesson 51 | Swarm Triggers
– Lesson 52 | Swarm Indicators
Swarm Prevention – Introduction to Splits
Timing | February Week 4
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 53 | Swarm Prevention
– Lesson 54 | Introduction to Splitting Hives
March
Methods for Splitting Hives
Timing | March Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 55 | How to do a Traditional Split
– Lesson 56 | How to do a Walkaway Split
– Lesson 57 | Basics of a Demaree Split
Hiving Swarms
Timing | March Week 4
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 58 | Hiving Swarms
April
Expanding Hives for Honey Production
Timing | April Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 59 | Supering Methods (Adding Honey Boxes)
Utility of Nucleus Colonies
Timing | April Week 4
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 60 | Utility of Nucleus Hives
May
Honey Harvesting
Timing | May Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 61 | Introduction to Honey Harvesting
– Lesson 62 | Clearing Honey Boxes
Uncapping and Extracting
Timing | May Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 63 | Uncapping Tools and Process
– Lesson 64 | Using Extraction Equipment
June
Bottling Honey
Timing | June Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 65 | Bottling Honey
Mentor Visits
Timing | June (Second Half of the Month)
In-Person Mentor Visits: Volunteer to go out with a mentor to visit first-year participants. Perform Hive inspection, Mite Monitoring (Pay it Forward)
July
Summer Break
Timing | Month of July
– Organize your effort to pull, uncap, harvest, and bottle your honey
August
Replacing Queens – Frame Management
Timing | August Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 66 | Replacing Queens
– Lesson 67 | Frame Management (The Frame Game)
September
Colony Thermodynamics and Hive Monitoring
Timing | September Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 68 | Colony Thermodynamics
– Lesson 69 | Hive Monitoring
October
Honey Shows – Rendering Wax
Timing | October Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 70 | Entering a Honey Show
– Lesson 71 | Rendering Wax
November
Products of the Hive
Timing | November Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 72 | Products of the Hive Overview
December
Summer Assessments & Mitigations
Timing | December Week 2
Session | Online Meeting
Meeting Prerequisites
– Lesson 73 | Caring for your Bee Suits
– Lesson 74 | Beekeeping Conferences
– Lesson 75 | What have you learned (Graduation)