ADVANCED Bees
Sat 8 Feb 2020
2:00pm - 4:00pm
From $75.00About This Class
What You Learn
- Learn about Top Bar Hives, re-queening, splits and more
- How to do a cut out
- Advanced beekeeping
What You Get
- You will be put to work!
- Plain language instruction on how to do cut outs.
- All hands on! Bring your own gear.
Description
You asked for it and here it is!
Our beginner class has now got around 100 newbies into the craft - but many are keen to come back to take their skills to a new level.
In this class Josh is bringing a box to our paddock to be 'cut out'. This hive has seriously cross-combed so we are going to cut them out and re-home them into frames in a new box. This is your opportunity to learn about doing cut outs and collecting your own hives this way. If all goes well, we hope to do a re-queen and/or a hive split and varroa mite test.
Bring your own suit this time and be ready for two hours of power beekeeping skills!
What To Bring
- This class is for beekeepers who have some experience or done our beginner class.
- Notepad
- You're own protective clothing
What To Wear
- Casual loose fitting clothes
Target Audience
- Anyone interested in more advanced beekeeping
About Josh Keating
Josh Keating is a hobbyist with interests in technology (Hamilton Hackerspace, 3D printing, electronics, drones/RC, fabrications, etc) and Beekeeping, among many others. He took up beekeeping in 2015 and in that time has built up to 5 hives (2 home built Top-Bar hives first, then 2 Langstroth), and has experience working with the Flow-Hive with other beekeepers. He built up his initial experience with a local mentor, with additional research online and in books, and with a lot of on-the-job learning with cut-outs (removals from standing structures – walls, trees, chimneys, etc.) and swarm captures. Josh has an open mind and believes there are many ways people can keep bees, but with sound fundamentals in mind.
Venue Location
Lutheran Church Hall, Hamilton Hwy, Tarrington VIC 3301, AustraliaVIEW ON GOOGLE MAPS