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2/7/21 - Session 1: 10:00-12:00 (Virtual).
- Equipment needs / season overview / bee biology
- The organization of the hive: Life cycles and jobs
- Hive Setup Options: Langstroth, Top Bar, Warre and Flow Hives
- Feeders and feeding techniques
- 2/24/21 - Zoom Session Beginner & Intermediate Combined
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3/7/21 – Session 2: 10:00-12:00 (Virtual)
- Varroa Mites
- Biology of the Varroa Mite
- Developing your Varroa Strategy
- Varroa Management Tools & Techniques
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3/20/21 – Build Day 10:00-4:00 (Location: 625 Avis Drive Ann Arbor 48108)
- 4/11/21 – Session 3: 10:00-12:00 (Virtual)
- Package Bees and Nucs: Installing your bees
- Working at “Bee Speed”: Basic techniques for working your hive
- Making your hive their home
- 4/25/21 - Nuc Delivery/Pickup
- 5/4/21 - Package Delivery/Pickup
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5/16/21 – Session 4: Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
- Pests and Pathogens
- Small Hive Beetles, Wax Moths
- The importance of Hive Strength
- Reading the Frames
- Comb Production: The Currency of the Hive
- 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
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6/13/21 – Session 5: Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
- Honey Plants, Trees and Crops
- Supering Techniques: What, why and when
- 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
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7/11/21 – Session 6: Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
- Making Late Season Splits
- Honey Harvesting: Timing, Techniques and Tools
- 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
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8/15/21 – Session 7: Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
- Fall Management / Disease Control / Combining Hives
- 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
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9/12/21: - Session 8: Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
- Fall Management / Preparing for Winter
- Three things to protect your bees against in winter
- Winterizing prep and techniques
- Signs of a strong hive ready for winter
- 12:00-1:00 Hands on in the bee yard
- 10/17/21: - Session 9: Lecture 10:00-11:30 at MBG (Possibly Outside)
- Winter Management
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- Bees in winter
- Early Feeding
- Preparing for spring
