SCHEDULE *Times are subject to change
Registration: 08:30 - 9:00
Class: 09:00 - 10:45
Break: 10:45 - 11:00 Club will provide coffee & doughnut holes
Class: 10:55 - 12:45
Lunch: 12:45 - 01:15 Club will provide pizza, salad, beverages & desserts
Break: 03:15 - 03:30 Club will provide coffee & cookies
Class: 03:30 - 5:00
COURSE SYLLABUS
9:00 - 9:10
♦ Club Introduction – Ken Boyce
! Pledge of Allegiance
! History of the Mid-York Beekeeping Club
! Officer Introductions
! Regular Club Meeting Schedule
9:10 – 10:00
♦ Should I Turn My Hobby Into a Business – Bonnie Collins
10:00 - 10:45
♦ Record Keeping – Eric Krouse
BREAK 10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
♦ Queen Rearing – Abe Yoder
12:00 – 12:45
♦ Splits – Abe Yoder
LUNCH 12:45-1:15
1:15 - 2:30
♦ Free Bees - Swarms – Ken Boyce
2:30 - 3:15
♦ Fine-Tuned Varroa Control – Steve Burton
BREAK 3:15 - 3:30
3:30 – 4:00
♦ Honey Labels with Requirements – Dwayne Schieferstine
4:00 – 4:20
♦ New Field Training Program – Ken Boyce
4:20 - 5:00
♦ Beekeeper Round Table Discussion
! Advice for Beekeepers
! Student Questions
! Mentoring New Beekeepers
$35
https://midyorkbeekeepers.weebly.com/advanced-beekeeper-class.html
John M. Ferguson Minoa, NY
Mid York Beekeeper
315-727-6137
CCE Oneida Farm & Home Center
121 Second Street
Oriskany, New York 13424
Last updated March 13, 2020