Beekeeping for the Hobbyist

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Registration will close @ 4:00 pm on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Honey bees can be managed with ease by urban people.  Besides the honey and bees wax they produce, and their value as pollinators of various crops, their highly developed social organization provides fascinating material for study.

This series of lectures and demonstrations will deal with the nature of beekeeping; the life history, anatomy, and social behaviour of bees; economics; how to manage colonies of bees; equipment and site selection; pollen and nectar producing plants, nectar flows; seasonal management; pests, parasites diseases and their control; regulations; honey houses; extracting equipment; grading and marketing honey and beeswax.

Fees & Payment (for 2025 Winter course offering)

$247 (includes GST) also includes the text:  Honey Bee Diseases and Pests, Third ed. * Texts will be mailed to the address provided with course registration.

• Individual registrations are required for each participant as we need to set up advance access in the UM Learn system.
• Payment will only be taken via Credit Card (VISA or Mastercard).
• Participants who have paid for their course and withdraw or cancel their registration before the second class will be refunded their course fee less a $50 admin fee. No refunds will be issued after that point.
• The University reserves the right to cancel any course and refund full fee, and to reschedule classes cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances.

Recommended text

Hard copies of the recommended text Beekeeping in Western Canada can purchased through the following mechanisms:

• Hard copies can be ordered online from Alberta Agriculture for approximately $30.00 including shipping and handling (based on delivery to a Winnipeg address: actual cost will vary by location).
• They can also be purchased locally from the Manitoba Honey Producers Coop "Bee Store" at 645 Black Diamond Boulevard in Winnipeg (Industrial St. Boniface).
• Electronic versions of the text are available online for free.

Dates

Wednesday evenings
First Class - Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Last Class - Wednesday, April 2, 2025

* This includes an Apiary demonstration in mid-April or early May 2025.

Time

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Course delivery options:

Online class:

• Course will be accessible through the U of M UM Learn system. Lectures will be delivered "live" online (synchronous delivery) allowing immediate interaction with course instructors. 
• Participants must have access to a computer capable of viewing and listening to video.
• Toll-free dial in connections by phone will be available for audio (only) for participants in areas with poor internet speed and/or connection.
• Lecture note pages will be posted online prior to each lecture and where possible most lectures will be recorded for later viewing.

In-person class:

• The in-person class capacity will be limited and will be on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
• If the in-person classes are cancelled, or if a lecture is missed participants will have the option of accessing the online class lectures which will be streamed synchronously but also recorded.

If you have any registration questions, please email:  agschool@umanitoba.ca

Registration will be considered complete once full payment has been received.

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