Mentoring apiary online - September

Event information

Date

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Add to Calendar 2023-09-07 19:00:00 2023-09-07 20:00:00 Mentoring apiary online - September Whether you are a new beekeeper starting out with your first package, or an experienced beekeeper planning to expand your apiary, each year of beekeeping holds new challenges. Stay up to date with recommendations on seasonal management with expert beekeepers from the University of MN Bee Squad. We use videos, photos, and data taken from hundreds of Bee Squad hives to give recommendations for beekeeping techniques and management. Each class will be a live Zoom meeting, with time for questions and discussion. Participants can share photos and details from their own hives. These classes will not be recorded or made available to view later. The online classes will be held via Zoom. The instructor will send a reminder email with a Zoom link the week before each class. If you have photos of your hives that you would like to discuss during class, please email them to ma-bees@umn.edu. September 7: September Management and Q&A Topics will include fall Varroa mite management and tips for getting colonies healthy for winter (feeding, combining, rearranging frames). Find out more about the Mentoring Apiary program America/Chicago public

Time

7 - 8 p.m. Central time

Location

Webinar series

Contact

Jessica Helgen, ma-bees@umn.edu

Whether you are a new beekeeper starting out with your first package, or an experienced beekeeper planning to expand your apiary, each year of beekeeping holds new challenges. Stay up to date with recommendations on seasonal management with expert beekeepers from the University of MN Bee Squad. We use videos, photos, and data taken from hundreds of Bee Squad hives to give recommendations for beekeeping techniques and management.

Each class will be a live Zoom meeting, with time for questions and discussion. Participants can share photos and details from their own hives. These classes will not be recorded or made available to view later.

The online classes will be held via Zoom. The instructor will send a reminder email with a Zoom link the week before each class. If you have photos of your hives that you would like to discuss during class, please email them to ma-bees@umn.edu.

September 7: September Management and Q&A

Topics will include fall Varroa mite management and tips for getting colonies healthy for winter (feeding, combining, rearranging frames).

Find out more about the Mentoring Apiary program

Audience

We welcome beekeepers of all skill levels, including first-year beekeepers and those who have taken the Beekeeping in Northern Climates course and want to try hive management before purchasing their own bees.

Cost

$15

Registration

The online classes will be held via Zoom one Thursday per month, 7-8 p.m. (CST). The instructor will send a reminder email with a Zoom link the week before each class. If you have photos of your hives that you would like to discuss during class, please email them to ma-bees@umn.edu.