2024 Bee School!

Agenda & Syllabus:

7:30 Doors Open
7:30-7:55 AM Check In:
7:55 AM Program starts:
7:55-8:00 AM Introduction, Welcome & cover amenities & agenda-5 minutes
8:00-8:30 AM Intro to the hobby, history, products
8:30-9:00 AM Bee Biology Part I –30 minutes
9:00-9:10 AM Break
9:10-10:10 AM Bee Biology Part II –60 minutes
10:10-10:20 AM Break
10:20-11:20 AM Bee Equipment and Supplies Part I– 60 minutes
11:20-11:30 AM Break
11:30-12:00 PM Bee Equipment and Supplies Part II– 30 minutes
12:00-12:30 PM Lunch-Provided
12:30-1:30 PM Seasonal Management Part I– 60 minutes
1:30-1:40 PM Break
1:40-2:10 PM Seasonal Management Part II– 30 minutes
2:10-2:20 PM Break
2:20-3:20 PM Bee Management, Pests and Diseases Part 1 – 60 minutes
3:20-3:30 PM Break
3:30-3:50 PM Bee Management, Pests and Diseases Part II – 20 minutes
3:50-4:00 PM Break
4:00-4:30 PM Further learning, club resources, NCSBA/WCBA/5CBA & Q&A – 30 minutes
4:30-5:00 PM Apiary Presentation – 30 minutes
5:00 PM Program Ends

Your Bee School admission includes “2024 Johnston County Beekeepers Association Membership”
Minors 9-16yr old

The school includes:

School materials
Lunch
Annual membership in JCBA, and access to the club apiary on inspection days and use of club equipment including reference books, honey extractors, uncapping equipment, oxalic acid vaporizer and respirator.
The Ag Center can test your honey for moisture content a no cost.
The club has monthly meetings with a program speaker covering topics of general interest.
The month meeting has a “BEE Basics” at 6:30-7:00 PM for the beginning beekeeper

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