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Introduction to Beekeeping Course
Welcome: Getting Started
Welcome to Introduction to Beekeeping Course (1:04)
How to Navigate this Course (3:00)
Chapter 1: What does it take to become a beekeeper?
Chapter 1 Overview
Prerequisites to Beekeeping (11:36)
Getting Started Resource Guide
Chapter 2: Honey Bee Basics
Chapter 2 Overview
Honey Bee Basics: Castes, Jobs, Life Cycle & More (17:01)
Chapter 3: Beekeeping Equipment
Chapter 3 Overview
Parts of the Bee Hive (17:58)
Hive Parts Recap: Putting it All together (7:30)
Protective Clothing (4:47)
Beekeeping Tools Overview (5:22)
Chapter 4: Buying Your First Bees
Chapter 4 Overview
Buying Bees - Exploring Your Options and the Pros and Cons of Each (11:51)
Chapter 5: Setting Up Your First Hive
Chapter 5 Overview
Choosing A Location (11:01)
Finding a Bee Yard When Your Location Doesn't Work (4:33)
Setting Up Your Bee Yard (6:09)
Chapter 6: THE BIG DAY - Adding Bees to Your Hive
Chapter 6 Overview
Installing a Package of Bees Into Your Hive (17:22)
Installing a Nucleus Colony (Nuc) Into Your Hive (6:30)
Feeding Your Bees: Pros and Cons (3:47)
Feeding Your Bees: Do's and Don't (4:18)
Mixing up Sugar Water (9:23)
Chapter 7: First Hive Inspection
Chapter 7 Overview
Lighting Your Smoker and Keeping it Lit (5:04)
How to Inspect Your Hive: Spring Inspection (27:12)
How to Inspect Your Hive: Fall Inspection (22:43)
Extended Learning: Watch Another Beekeepers Approach to Hive Inspections
Chapter 8: Keeping Your Bees Happy and Healthy
Chapter 8 Overview
The Varroa Mite (12:07)
Wax Moths (6:07)
Small Hive Beetles (4:05)
Extended Learning: Detailed Look at the Small Hive Beetle
Chapter 9: Understanding Honey Bee Swarms
Chapter 9 Overview
Understanding Swarms Part 1: How a Hive Swarms (6:57)
Understanding Swarms Part 2: Inside the Parent Colony (1:34)
Signs of Swarming (1:34)
How to Prevent Swarming (2:14)
FREE BEES!: Capturing a Swarm (9:03)
Extended Learning: How do Swarms Choose a New Home? The fascinating Science Behind it All!
Chapter 10: THE SWEET REWARD - Honey Extraction
Chapter 10 Overview
Pulling Honey off of Hives: PART 1 (8:21)
Pulling Honey off of Hives: PART 2 (8:15)
Uncapping Frames for Extraction (11:45)
Extracting and Extractor Types (9:22)
Bottling and Labeling Your Honey (4:49)
Completion Test
Course Completion Final Exam
Next Steps and Continued Learning
Trusted Resources for Continued Learning
Continued Learning: Book Recommendations
Bonus Lessons
Free Bees: Part 1 How to Trap Swarms and Trap Design (14:23)
Free Bees: Part 2 How and Where to Place Swarm Traps (8:45)
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