Intermediate Beekeeping Class
Sat, June 23, 2018 | REXBURG, Idaho | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Course Details:
Now that you have honey bees, how do you take care of them? This Intermediate Beekeeping Workshop taught by Master Beekeeper Ward Hicks will teach you how to properly manage your hives for optimum health and productivity.
This one-day course will be offered on Saturday, June 23, 2018. The class will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1161 Red Cedar Rd. in Rexburg, Idaho.
This workshop will include two parts. Classroom instruction will be given in the morning followed by a hands-on practice. Students will be given a chance to practice what they’ve learned by inspecting and working with actual hives. Participants should bring their own protective gear.
This workshop will focus on the following topics:
Cost for the course is $50. Lunch will be provided and all participants will receive a packet of class materials, a mite testing device and a queen marking pen. Class size is limited, so be sure to register early.
For more information contact Ward Hicks at 208-403-6633 or email: wardhicks@gmail.com
Ward Hicks earned a Master Beekeeping certificate from the University of Montana and has more than 30 years of experience in managing honey bee colonies. He also has a Master of Professional Communication degree from Westminster College and is a faculty member at BYU–Idaho.
For more information contact Ward Hicks at 208-403-6633 or email: wardhicks@gmail.com
For more information contact Ward Hicks at 208-403-6633 or email: wardhicks@gmail.com
To register class, click on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intermediate-beekeeping-workshop-tickets-46856456924
Sat, June 23, 2018 | REXBURG, Idaho | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Course Details:
Now that you have honey bees, how do you take care of them? This Intermediate Beekeeping Workshop taught by Master Beekeeper Ward Hicks will teach you how to properly manage your hives for optimum health and productivity.
This one-day course will be offered on Saturday, June 23, 2018. The class will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1161 Red Cedar Rd. in Rexburg, Idaho.
This workshop will include two parts. Classroom instruction will be given in the morning followed by a hands-on practice. Students will be given a chance to practice what they’ve learned by inspecting and working with actual hives. Participants should bring their own protective gear.
This workshop will focus on the following topics:
- Hive inspections. How to properly manipulate the hive with the least amount of disturbance. Utilizing the smoker appropriately and the use of bare-handed techniques.
- Identifying queens, drones, workers and brood in various stages along with their health conditions.
- Record keeping. How to keep track of when and what is done each time you inspect.
- Analyzing diseases and pests. This will include techniques for identifying American foulbrood, European foulbrood, Chalkbrood, Sacbrood and Nosema.
- Methods for treating and managing disease.
- Evaluating for Varroa mite presence in the hive and a discussion of various viruses associated with Varroa.
- Proper treatment for Varroa mites and Trachael mites.
- Making splits and creating nucs
- Requeening the hive and techniques for marking your queens
- Swarm mitigation
- Supering techniques and honey harvesting tips
Cost for the course is $50. Lunch will be provided and all participants will receive a packet of class materials, a mite testing device and a queen marking pen. Class size is limited, so be sure to register early.
For more information contact Ward Hicks at 208-403-6633 or email: wardhicks@gmail.com
Ward Hicks earned a Master Beekeeping certificate from the University of Montana and has more than 30 years of experience in managing honey bee colonies. He also has a Master of Professional Communication degree from Westminster College and is a faculty member at BYU–Idaho.
For more information contact Ward Hicks at 208-403-6633 or email: wardhicks@gmail.com
For more information contact Ward Hicks at 208-403-6633 or email: wardhicks@gmail.com
To register class, click on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intermediate-beekeeping-workshop-tickets-46856456924
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Ward Hicks has kept bees for nearly 40 years. He has a Master Beekeeping certificate from the University of Montana and manages several hives in the Rexburg, Idaho area. He is also a professor at BYU-Idaho.