2012 Beginning Beekeeper Course
The beginner beekeeper course is Saturday, March 24th, from 8am to 2:45pm as St. Mary’s School in Oak Ridge, 323 Vermont Avenue. Topics covered include: Getting Bees & How to Get Started, The Biology and Natural History of the Honeybee, Beekeepers Calendar, Equipment and Apiary Location, Extracting Honey
2012 Field Day
The 2012 Field Day will be Saturday, April 14 @ Erin Meadow Herb Farm, 132 England Lane, Clinton, TN
Every year, the Anderson County Beekeepers Association sponsors a free Short Course and Field Day for new beekeepers, and the public, to learn more about bees and beekeeping. We have these events in early spring so new beekeepers can attend just before the season to get new hives started.
The short course includes presentations about subjects such as bee biology, life cycle, pollination, forage plants, needed equipment and how to use it, where to get and install bees, and much more.
There are also multiple breaks for refreshments that allow the opportunity for people to ask questions and discuss beekeeping with various experienced beekeepers.
The field day is usually held at an ACBA member’s apiary. It includes demonstrations on how to assemble your woodenware.
Things you can make from your hive products.
Lighting your smoker.
The field day also includes the opportunity to open hives with experienced beekeepers in the apiary and get explaniations and examples on stages of larvae development, queens, queen cells, pollen and nectar storage, making splits, and much more.
We hope to see you at our next short course and field day!