Introduction to Successful Beekeeping Workshop
Plum Creek Nature Center • 27064 Dutton Rd. Beecher, IL 60401 Organized by Forest Preserve District of Will CountyAbout this event
Description
We're sorry, but this program is over. The last meeting was Tuesday, March 28, 2023.
This six- week beekeeping course will teach you all you need to know to become a successful beekeeper. Mike Rusnak, a member of the Will County Beekeepers Association, has 18 years of experience to teach the beekeeping process. The workshop fee includes "The Backyard Beekeeper" by Kim Flottum.
Workshop sessions (Tuesdays: Feb 21, 28 and March 7, 14, 21, 28):
- Week 1: Introduction: History, why keep honeybees, resources and cost
- Week 2: The honeybee: Anatomy, life cycle, castes, jobs and characteristics
- Week 3: Equipment and stock: Hive components, tools, location, suppliers and races
- Week 4: Management: Inspections, pests, parasites, diseases, feeding and treatments
- Week 5: Colony dynamics: Honey production, a year in the apiary, winter clustering and temperature regulation
- Week 6: Review: Workshop examination and course feedback
$75 per person. Ages 18 or older.
The program will take place indoors in an accessible facility. Weather permitting, an optional off-site field day will be planned to correspond with installation of a package of honeybees in a Langstroth hive.
If you have any questions, please call us at 708.946.2216.
Program Other Category
Registration required
Location
Plum Creek Nature Center at Plum Creek Nature Center
PC Meeting Room at Plum Creek Nature Center