News 2015 — Beekeeping Class 101

Get ready for Class #4! Join us May 17th (9am-noon) at Bill’s Bees Bee Yard for Class #4 of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Class 101. (Bee Suits Required) In this hand’s on beekeeping class you’re going to learn 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 those of you who attended Class #3, we took...

You’ve got your bees! You’ve got your box! Now What?Hopefully, you were successful in installing your bee packages. Now we’re going to take a look inside the hive. You’ll find the queen and her eggs and identify the progressive stages of growth. You’ll be able to compare the progress of your new bees to see how they’re doing. Join us on April 19th (9am-noon) at Bill’s Bees Bee Yard for Class #3 of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Class 101. "I liked the ABeeC's Beginning Beekeeping article by Phill Remick "Blind Leading the Blind," says Bill. It's reprinted...

In our first Beekeeping Class 101 session we talked about the location for your hive, what the bees will need, and suggestions for informative reading for beginning beekeepers. We also went over the beekeeping equipment, supplies and protective clothing: What you need, and what you don’t! Here’s the list of all you’ll really need to get started in beekeeping: Basic Essentials List for Beginning Beekeepers: The Hive - Langstroth (from the bottom up): Hive Stand - This is a platform to keep the hive off the ground. It improves circulation, reduces dampness in the hive, and helps keep ants, bugs, leaves,...

How exciting! 119 newbees (Yikes!) showed up for our first class of the 2015 season! What a gorgeous day to be up on the mountain at Bill’s Bees Bee Farm. Bill and Clyde have hosted and taught the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association Beekeeping Class 101 for quite a few years. Once upon a time, there were only a handful of “newbees” interested in becoming beekeepers. Over the past few years, interest in beekeeping and the desire to learn more about these tiny honey bees who are so important to our survival, has grown around the world.So now you want...