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Honey Bees and Beekeeping: In the Beginning

Last Updated: June 07, 2010

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Part I

1. Introduction:

  • A Brief History
  • Building Supers and Frames
  • Preparing Food Supplements and Medications

2. In the Beginning

  • Receiving and Installing Bees
  • Medication
  • Releasing Queens

3. Things are Buzzing

  • Our Maturing Hives
  • Migrating Our Hives

4. A Mid-season Break

  • Some Housekeeping
  • Packaged Bees and Queens
  • Bee Associations
  • Books and Periodicals

Part II

5. Diseases and Pests

6. Its Harvest Time

  • Harvesting and Processing
  • Packaging and Selling

7. Rounding Out the Year

  • Overwintering Our Hives
  • Second Spring Management

8. The Year in Review

  • The Ten Commandments of Beekeeping
  • Africanized bees


In the Beginning

  • Receiving and Installing Bees
  • Medication
  • Releasing Queens

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In the Beginning: Section 2.1: Bee Biology and Equipment Presented with permission of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. To purchase the complete "Honey Bees and Beekeeping" television series on DVD or accompanying book, please call 1-800-359-4040.

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In the Beginning: Section 2.2: Receiving and Installing Bees Presented with permission of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. To purchase the complete "Honey Bees and Beekeeping" television series on DVD or accompanying book, please call 1-800-359-4040.

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In the Beginning: Section 2.3: Releasing Queens Presented with permission of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. To purchase the complete "Honey Bees and Beekeeping" television series on DVD or accompanying book, please call 1-800-359-4040.

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