ENVR061 - Bee Keeping: Intermediate Course
Course Description
Learn advanced techniques for successful management of bee colonies; stock assessment and nutritional supplements; advanced colony manipulation and swarm management; queen production methods and breeding considerations; selecting for hygienic behaviour and mite resistance; external environmental stresses to successful beekeeping; pests and pathogens; management for honey and pollination production and marketing; and moving away from chemical dependency and the future of bees.
Course Outline
Learn advanced techniques for successful management of bee colonies; stock assessment and nutritional supplements; advanced colony manipulation and swarm management; queen production methods and breeding considerations; selecting for hygienic behaviour and mite resistance; external environmental stresses to successful beekeeping; pests and pathogens; management for honey and pollination production and marketing; and moving away from chemical dependency and the future of bees.
Learner Outcomes
- A general history of beekeeping Structure of the honeybee colony.
- Physiology of the domestic honeybee.
- The players in the colony Beekeeping equipment and methods of start-up.
- Honeybee nutrition and production of nectar and pollen Swarming and control methods.
- Natural and integrated pest management Hive management for honey production.
- The harvest, hive products, production and processing.
Prerequisites
At least two seasons of beekeeping and/or Beekeeping: Introductory Course.