BUZZ PASS We are offering one-hour classes at the Golf Course Mentoring Apiary on the St. Paul campus. These hands-on classes will allow us to focus on the seasonal needs of hives in Minnesota. When you purchase a Buzz Pass, we BUZZ PASS DROP-IN CLASSES Would you like to improve your beekeeping skills or learn more about specific topics? April Checking overwintered colonies Preparing to divide overwintered colonies Colony “autopsy” on dead overwintered hives Preparing equipment for the new season Hiving new packages Dealing with surprising weather events May Dividing overwintered colonies Anticipating supersedures and swarms Caring for new packages, nucs, and splits Evaluating the health of new & overwintered queens Identifying colony components (stages of brood, pollen, nectar, honey, propolis) June Managing a growing colony Spring brood diseases Honey bee body language & pheromone communication Testing for mites with powdered sugar roll Setting up a mite management plan July Preventing swarms Catching the nectar flow Dealing with defensive bees Moving colonies August Late summer mite management strategies Identifying and preventing robbing Pulling honey Evaluating the health of 1st and 2nd year colonies September Late fall mite management strategies Feeding and combining colonies to increase winter survival October Final mite management strategies Wrapping hives for winter Class requirements: Taken Beekeeping in Northern Climates or another basic beekeeping class or have kept bees for at least one year Class location: University of Minnesota Golf Course Mentoring Apiary on the St. Paul campus 2096 Roselawn Ave W, St. Paul MN 55113 Class topics will vary depending on the needs of the bees, the needs of the week’s students, and the season, but will likely include: will add you to our newsletter and send updates to let you know what topics will be covered. You can choose classes to take based on issues you are facing in your own hives, questions you may have, or because you would enjoy learning about seasonal topics. Follow us on Facebook (@mentoringapiary) and subscribe to our Mentoring Apiary newsletter (z.umn.edu/mentoringapiary) for updates on class topics and observations from our hive inspections. We encourage students to take multiple classes throughout the season. Thursdays 6:00- 7:00 pm Saturdays 10:00- 11:00 am BUZZ PASS Classes No Class Pricing structure: Single class pass for $15 Buy 5 passes, get 1 free for $75 Buy 10 passes, get 2 free for $150 (plus a free Mite Kit or Bee Squad t-shirt!) REGISTER ONLINE z.umn.edu/mentoringapiary
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BUZZPASS We are offering one-hour classes at the Golf Course Mentoring Apiary on
the St. Paul campus. These hands-on classes will allow us to focus on the seasonal needs of hives in Minnesota. When you purchase a Buzz Pass, we
BUZZ PASS DROP-IN CLASSESWould you like to improve your beekeeping skills or learn more about specific topics?
April Checking overwintered colonies Preparing to divide overwintered colonies Colony “autopsy” on dead overwintered hives Preparing equipment for the new season Hiving new packages Dealing with surprising weather eventsMay Dividing overwintered colonies Anticipating supersedures and swarms Caring for new packages, nucs, and splits Evaluating the health of new & overwintered queens Identifying colony components (stages of brood, pollen, nectar, honey, propolis)June Managing a growing colony Spring brood diseases Honey bee body language & pheromone communication Testing for mites with powdered sugar roll Setting up a mite management plan
July Preventing swarms Catching the nectar flow Dealing with defensive bees Moving coloniesAugust Late summer mite management strategies Identifying and preventing robbing Pulling honey Evaluating the health of 1st and 2nd year coloniesSeptember Late fall mite management strategies Feeding and combining colonies to increase winter survivalOctober Final mite management strategies Wrapping hives for winter
Class requirements:Taken Beekeeping in Northern Climatesor another basic beekeeping classor have kept bees for at least one year
Class location:University of Minnesota Golf Course Mentoring Apiary on the St. Paul campus2096 Roselawn Ave W, St. Paul MN 55113
Class topics will vary depending on the needs of the bees, the needs of the week’s students, and the season, but will likely include:
will add you to our newsletter and send updates to let you know what topics will be covered. You can choose classes to take based on issues you are facing in your own hives, questions you may have, or because you would enjoy learning about seasonal topics. Follow us on Facebook (@mentoringapiary) and subscribe to our Mentoring Apiary newsletter (z.umn.edu/mentoringapiary) for updates on class topics and observations from our hive inspections. We encourage students to take multiple classes throughout the season.
Thursdays 6:00- 7:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00- 11:00 am
BUZZ PASS Classes
No Class
Pricing structure: Single class pass for $15 Buy 5 passes, get 1 free for $75 Buy 10 passes, get 2 free for $150 (plus a free Mite Kit or Bee Squad t-shirt!)
REGISTER ONLINE z.umn.edu/mentoringapiary
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