A Review of what the CD contains:

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     If printed out completely, this CD would contain well over 700 pages of material, pictures, and illustrations.  It is really two books in One.  The first is a series of beekeeping lessons:

This disk also contains Beekeeping Made Easy.   It is designed to help the beekeeper who has a topic of interest and wants to find more information about it.

To see more about "Beekeeping Made Easy " click on  :

 Table of Contents   Only the first item on each page will actually link you to a sample of material.
Topic Search Page    Only the first item on each page will actually link you to a sample of material.

Beekeeping Classes:

Welcome to Beekeeping 101 -- Beginning Beekeeping

 

This course is made up of a number of lessons which are to be followed in the sequence listed.

101-Lesson one    Beekeeping basics

101-Lesson two    Getting started

101-Lesson three   The Modern Hive

101-Lesson four     Equipment

101-Lesson five      First Year of Management

101-Lesson six       Late Summer Management

101-lesson seven    The honey crop

101-lesson eight     Getting ready for winter

101-lesson nine      Your second year

101-lesson ten        Final thoughts

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Beekeeping 201 -- Intermediate Beekeeping    

 

The course is made up of   a number of lessons which are to be followed in the sequence listed.

Read me First      Introduction

Lesson One         The Natural biology of the honey bee

Lesson Two         Brood Diseases

Lesson Three      Diseases of Adult Bees

Lesson Four        Use of Chemicals

Lesson Five         Bee Law

Lesson Six           Fall Management & Other 

Lesson Seven      Late Winter Hive Conditions

Lesson Eight       Annual Population Cycles

Lesson Nine        Establishing Out-yards

Lesson Ten          Getting bees ready for honey crop

Lesson Eleven      The Honey Crop  

Lesson Twelve       Next Year

 

 

Welcome to Beekeeping 301

An Advanced section for beekeepers who want to make money with honey bees.

This class is made up of a number of topics which can be studied individually or in sequence.  The hobby beekeeper can gain insight into the workings of the special areas of beekeeping practiced by commercial operations.  Our topics are: 

 Introduction to Advanced Beekeeping 301  Introduction:  Commercial beekeeping

Queen Rearing

Applied Queen Rearing

Package Bee Production

Pollination

Honey Production