Description
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 toward your progress through the Great Plains Master Beekeeping program.
Apiary Manager: Jeff Maddox
Please contact Jeff at Jeff@417Bees.com or call 317-698-8088 to register.
Registration is required.
Bring your own protective gear, smoker and hive tool.
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Open Apiary Calendar:
Date: 4-7-24
Time: 1:00 pm-13:00pm
Topic: Creating new bee colonies. Splits/nucs. Settin up new colonies.
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Date: 5-5-24
Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Topic: Adding supers. Growing colonies. getting frames drawn
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Date: 6-2-24
Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Topics: Adding supers. Comb honey. raising queens. Mid spring splits. Varroa and diseases. Spring management
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Date: 7-7-24
Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Topic: Heat. end of the nectar flow. last set of queen rearing and splits for next year's nuc sales. getting ready to pull supers and comb honey.
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Date: 8-4-24
Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Topic: Heat managment. varroa control. culling poor performers. Reducing hives after honey extraction. Swapping out bad equipment.
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Date: 9-1-24
Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Topic: Starting winter prep. Adding rims. varroa control.
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Date: 10-6-24
Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Topic: Continued winter prep. Feeding if necessary. feeding options.
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Date: 11-3-24
Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Topic: Weather dependant. Possibly indoor workshop. equipment repair. working with beeswax. Equipment storage.