Week 1 January 15th : Overview
Bee Class 1 Handout
Supplemental Reading for Week 1
The Importance of Honey Bees in NC
The Value of Honey Bees as Pollinators
Bees & Beekeeping in NC
The Honey Files-A Bee’s Life
Benefits to Agriculture & Trivia
Week 2 January 22nd : Honey Bees as Social Insects
Penn State: A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies
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Supplemental Reading for Week 2
Ohio Bee Identification Guide
The Different Types of Honey Bees
Getting Started: Races of Honey Bees
Africanized Honey Bees
Africanized Honey Bees: Where Are They Now, and When Will They Arrive in North Carolina?
Africanized Honey Bees: Prevention and Control
Africanized Honey Bees: Some Questions and Answers
Basic Bee Biology for Beekeepers (MAAREC)
The Life Cycle of the Bee
The Honey Bee Life Cycle Chart
Anatomy of a Worker Honey Bee
The Three Bees
2006 Video : Life Cycle of the Honey Bee
NEW as of 1/27/2013
Illustrations from Anatomy of the Honey Bee by R. E. Snodgrass
Penn State Beekeeping Basics (2004)
Week 3 January 29th The Bee Hive & Equipment
No PowerPoint Handout this week.
Hands-on activities are planned for class.
Read before class: “Beekeeping in Tennessee” pp. 15-20
Basic Beekeeping Equipment (University of Georgia)
How to assemble a bee hive frame video
Assembling a standard bee hive box video
Week 4 February 5th
Class 4 PowerPoint Handout – Setting up an apiary
Class 4 PowerPoint Handout – Setting up an apiary (B&W for Printing)
Supplemental Reading Week 4
How to Install a Package of Honey Bees
Week 5 February 12th– PowerPoint Handout:
Seasonal Management Handout Color
Seasonal Management Handout B&W
Supplemental Reading Week 5
“This Month in the Bee Yard” articles by Ken G. Pipes
Bee Colony Activities Throughout the Year
“Beekeeping Basics”, 2004. Pp. 25-40: Colony Management
Kentucky Beekeeper’s Calendar
Seasonal Apiary Management for Missouri
Bee Sugar Syrup Recipes
Bee Fondant
Week 6 February 19 – PowerPoint Handouts
Nectar and Pollen Plants of North Carolina Part1 (B&W)
Nectar & Pollen Plants of North Carolina Part2 (B&W)
Nectar and Pollen Plants of North Carolina Part1 (Color)
Nectar & Pollen Plants of North Carolina Part2 (Color)
Supplemental Reading Week 6
Landscape Planting for Bees
Honey Plants of North Carolina
An Herb Garden for Bees
Chatham Mills “Pollinator Paradise” Garden
Pollination: Plants for Year-round Bee Forage
Week 7 February 26th
Products of the Hive Part 1 (Color)
Products of the Hive Part 1 (B&W)
Products of the Hive Part 2 (B&W)
Supplemental Reading
Pollination
Pollen
Beeswax
Honey
Royal Jelly
Propolis
Reference Sources
Week 8 March 5th
Pests of Honey Bees & Their Treatments (No PowerPoint to Upload)
Supplemental Reading
A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies
Honey Bee Parasites, Pests, Predators and Diseases Website
Diseases of the Honey Bee PDF
Tracheal Mite Disease PDF
Varroa Mites PDF
Small Hive Beetle PDF
Additional Resources
Handbook of Small Hive Beetle IPM
IPM Elements for Honey Bees in the Mid-Atlantic States
2013 NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual, V — INSECT CONTROL (pages 66-69)
Week 9 March 12th
Introducing a New Queen (Color)
Introducing a New Queen (B&W)
Supplemental Reading
Judging The Quality Of The Bee Queen
Natural Supersedure of Queens in Honey Bee Colonies
Swarm Prevention By Demaree Method