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Description
Rolla Bee Club 2024 classes:
January 27, 2024 and February 24, 2024, Beginning Beekeeping.
Deadline to register for January 27, 2024 is January 13.
Deadline to register for February 24, 2024 is February 10.
Second Year Beekeeping Class March 23, 2024. Deadline to register is March 10, 2024.
First to pay will get seats.
$100 per person; $180 per couple.
includes class materials, lunch and refreshments.
Minimum class attendance age 15 years.
Rolla Bee Club 2022 classes are certified by Great Plains Master Beekeeping for credit toward master beekeeper certification.
Other certified classes for Missouri will be regularly posted so check the program page for other upcoming Missouri master beekeeper classes.
Send cash or check to
David Draker, 1951 Monterey, Rolla, Missouri to reserve your class spot.
From a Rolla Bee Club spring 2023 class:
"Marvelous class, thank you, the instructors were inspiring, so enthusiastic and helpful, the day went by fast.” -- PA
(Psst. Gift certificates also available, tell us who will get it as a a gift and attend class, we can keep your secret!)
Open Apiary times are an informal unstructured gathering of members of the Great Plains Master Beekeeping program. There will be brief demonstrations, questions and answers, and time to get hands on experience with beehives. Open Apiary will count as 2 hours of field training towards your progress through the Great Plains Master Beekeeping program.
Apiary manager: Robert Catron
Please contact Robert at cattroop@windstream.net to registar.
Registration is required.
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Open Apiary Dates 2024:
Date: 03-31-2024
Time: 10:ooam-12:oopm
Topic: Equipment inspection. Preparing for packages and Nuc's.
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Date: 04-28-2024
Time: 10:am-120pm
Topic: Installing new packages and Nuc's. Inspection of hives for possible splits, Inspect stores and discuss feeding requirements.
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Date: 05-26-2024
Time: 10:00am-12:oopm
Topic: Hive inspections, Mite count, check for honey or brood bound. Identify queen and Drone cells. Add brood /honey box or honey supers as needed.
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Date: 06-30-2024
Time: 10:00am -12:opm
Topic: Hive health inspection (conduct varroa check) Identify queen and check brood patterns.
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Date: 07-28-2024 (heat alternate date TBD if needed)
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Topic: Hive health inspections (conduct varroa check) Discuss honey harvest and second flow.
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Date: 08-25-2024 (heat alternate date TBD if needed)
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Topic: Hive inspection varroa check and management options.
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Date: 09-29-2024
Time: 10:00am-12:0pm
Topic: Hive health inspections varroa check. Equalize hives. Observe for robbing of weak hives. Take protective steeps as needed.
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Date: 10-27-2024
Time: 10:00am -12:00pm
Topic: Hive health inspections, feeding options. Winterization of hives.