2019 Chatham County Beekeeping School
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Collapse ▲An eight-week course sponsored by the
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center
and the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association
Field Session for Chatham County Beekeeping School. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Date: Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. from January 8-February 26, 2019; optional Ask a Beekeeper sessions begin at 6 p.m. before each class.
Location: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, Pittsboro, NC
Cost for 8-week course (includes book + resource notebook): $100.00
The school will include hands-on sessions and hive inspections as weather permits.
View the Course Outline below.
Register online
The deadline for registration is November 20.
For more information: Email Debbie Roos and put “Bee School” in the subject line.
Course Outline for 2019 Beekeeping School
Honey bees on red milkweed. Photo by Debbie Roos.
[Week 1]: January 8, 2019
Introduction to Beekeeping
Speakers: Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County; Larry Daw and Phil Uptmor, Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association (CCBA)
- Course overview/the “big picture”
- Resource list (websites, publications, organizations, equipment suppliers, listserv)
- Basic equipment (smoker, fuel, hive tools, protective equipment, etc.)
- Basic hive parts (bottom boards, hive body, supers, frames, inner cover, outer cover)
- Introduction to Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association, North Carolina State Beekeepers’ Association, and the NC Master Beekeepers Program
[Week 2]: January 15, 2019
Biology and Life Cycle of the Honey Bee
Speaker: Nancy Ruppert, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Ecological context; Hymenoptera
- Anatomy and physiology
- Individual caste life cycles, duties
- Hive life cycle (brief intro to what bees do in each season)
- Communication: pheromones, dancing
[Week 3]: January 22, 2019
Starting a New Hive
Speaker: Jennifer Keller, North Carolina State University
- Site considerations: location, neighbors, ordinances
- Getting your own: package bees, nucs, swarms, buying an existing colony or split (advantages, disadvantages, and cautions of various sources)
- Installing bees
- Making or buying a nuc
- Caring for the bees (more to be covered in Hive Management)
- The importance of feeding after installation
- Sources for bees – state certified
[Week 4]: January 29, 2019
Equipment and Frame Assembly
Speakers: David Jones, Jody Moore, and Ray Wise, CCBA, and other members of the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association will lead small groups
- Review of basic equipment and hive parts (bottom boards, hive body, supers, frames, inner cover, outer cover) and what and how they work together; buying vs. building
- Other equipment (queen excluders, feeders, hive straps, moving frame, staples)
- Plans for making own hive bodies and supers
- Sources for equipment
- Hands-on equipment assembly
[Week 5]: February 5, 2019
Hive Management
Speaker: Lori Hawkins, Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association (CCBA)
- Late winter/early spring
- Honey flow prep; post honey flow
- Summer management
- Fall and winter management
[Week 6]: February 12, 2019
Pollinator Gardens; Bee Stings
Speakers: Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County; Dr. Erik Butler, MD
- Honey plants and the principles of planting a bee garden
- Bee stings: what to expect, how to minimize them, medical responses, and how to treat
[Week 7]: February 19, 2019
Honey Bee Pests, Diseases, and Integrated Pest Management
Speaker: Nancy Ruppert, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- An overview of the most common pests and diseases of honey bees with an emphasis on the most problematic
- IPM strategies: resistant breeds, screened bottom boards, proper maintenance, checking population, proper use of pesticides, mechanical controls
[Week 8]: February 26, 2019
NCDA Hive Inspections; Chatham Beekeepers’ Mentoring Program; Expert Beekeeper Panel
Speakers: Don Hopkins, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Phil Uptmor, Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association (CCBA), and Chatham County Beekeeper Panel
- NCDA hive inspections
- The Chatham Beekeepers’ Association Mentoring Program
- Open discussion with expert beekeepers
[Snow Date]: March 5, 2019
We will use this date for any make-up sessions due to inclement weather.
[Spring Field Session]: April 6, 2019
Hands-on Hive Peek: Honey Bee Pests & Diseases
Speaker: Don Hopkins, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services