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Is this class right for me?  Recommended for beekeepers with at least 3 years experience. Here are the (tentative) topics covered:

• Honey Bee Biology – Subspecies /races, bee math, wax production, advanced biology  

• Her Majesty the QUEEN – Life cycle, health, rearing, Queen cup versus cells, installing a new queen, done laying queens, when to requeen 

• Advanced Maneuvers in Beekeeping Management – Resource hives/double nucs, splits, divides, overwintered nucs, swarm management, moving colonies, how to accelerate comb development, when to keep/cull comb, dead outs, special management considerations

• Pests and Diseases – Varroa, Tropilaelaps, AFB, and EFB, invasive wasps, and new pests  

• Honey Harvesting and Storing Gear – tools, methods, SABA resources, comb storage 

Goal: Provide information, tools, and resources to beekeepers to advance their skills in apiculture through lecture, hands-on activities, interactive events, and peer development.