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Beekeeping Class 101 - Class #5: Hive Management and Care of My Honey Bees

Posted by Eva Andrews on

Get ready for Class #5! Join us June 19th (9am-noon) at Bill’s Bees Bee Yard for Class #5 of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Class 101. (Bee Suits Required) June bee class is traditionally our class for hunting mites, but every class from now on out will have a segment on testing for mites, monitoring mite levels, and safe mite treatments for honey bees.We will continue to follow the progress of packages installed in May.With good mentoring, monitoring, and continued learning of beekeeping skills, you're off to a good start. Enjoy! Happy Bee-ing!Bill & ClydeBill's Bees

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Beekeeping Class 101 - Class #4: Hive Management

Posted by Eva Andrews on

Get ready for Class #4! Join us Sunday, May 15th (9am-noon) at Bill's Bees Bee Yard for Class #4 of the 2016 Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Class 101 series (Bee Suits Required).  In this hand’s on beekeeping class you’re going to learn about hive management and what to look for to see how your bees are doing:  Is my queen healthy? Or, am I queenless?  Is there brood? Or, do I need to replace my queen? Is there food? Or, do I need to feed my bees? What? When? How? Are there Varroa mites? And if so, what do I do?  For...

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