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BBC-1 2025 Class Outline & Presentations. Temporary Posting...
Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers Association
Beginning Beekeeping Classes 2025
When: Saturday, February 15, 2025, March 1, 2025, March 15, 2025
Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds Flory building, Lawrence, KS
Where: Wyandotte County Extension Office, Kansas City, KS
Where: Johnson County Extension Office, Olathe, KS
8:30-8:50 Registration
8:50-9:00 Introduction - Kristi Sanderson
9:25-10:10 Equipment and Acquiring Bees - Kristi Sanderson. PRESENTATION
10:10-10:25 Break/vendor time
10:25-11:10 Honey Bee Biology-Cheryl Burkhead basic biology ... making good decisions
11:15-12:00 A Year in the Bee Yard - Becky Tipton overview of what to expect when with your bees. PRESENTATION
12:00-1:00 Lunch/vendor time
1:00-1:10 Learning Opportunities with NEKBA - Kristi Sanderson. discussion
1:15-1:30 Honey Plants - Jo Patrick important honey plants.
1:35-2:05 Hive Location and Hive Inspections - Mathew Brandes hive location & looking inside. PRESENTATION
2:05-2:20 Break/vendor time
2:20-3:10 Mites and Diseases - Joli Winer testing and treating for mites and recognizing diseases. PRESENTATION
3:15-3:45 Extracting Honey - Bob Burns equipment needed. PRESENTATION
4:10-4:15 Closing Remarks
Kristi Sanderson, Special Events Coordinator 2025 – Bee Classes
Kristi 913-768-4961, or email sandersonk09@gmail.com.
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