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MCBA Beginning Beekeepers Short Course

2. Bee Biology, Making Honey

A.    Individual & Community Biology (Chapter 2) – Amy & Otto Kaiser
Queen, Worker, Drone, Development Stages, Function, work of each “Caste”,       
Pheromones, Food, Reproduction, Hive population varies, Swarming, etc  
B.    “Nectar Flow” (Chapter 5, Pages 79-84) -  Tom Kees, WV Master Beekeeper
Bloom Chart, Bees like some foods better than others (just like humans)       
 

Earlier Event: January 30
MCBA Beginning Beekeepers Short Course
Later Event: February 6
MCBA Beginning Beekeepers Short Course