Introduction to the Course: Urban beekeeping
During the course, we follow the bees in their natural development, from spring till winter. There are in total 14 gatherings of 2 hours. Besides three theoretical gatherings at the beginning of the course, we have 11 other meetings that are more practical. By looking at the bees, their housing, the apiary and their gestation area, we learn to estimate when the imme needs to be supported by the bee keeper, how the colonies develop throughout the year, how the bee keeper realizes an interaction with the bees and how they can be supported in the best ways. Important is that we look beyond the place of the hive and beyond what we see on that reticular moment in the hive. Two of the eleven practical gatherings are focused on the swarm.
We keep bees in a most natural way, based on principles of the BioDynamic (BD) beekeeping. This course there goes special attention to the natural behavior or drifts of the bees and how we as beekeepers, especially in the city, can contribute to the vitality of the honeybees.
Info Course: Day 1. Theory
A bee’s world and the role of pollinating insects in the bigger picture
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Difference between (Honey- & Solitary) bees, bumblebees & wasps.
Bees dying, CCD, causes and opportunities
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What is beekeeping and all the different things you can do for bees.
The yearly cycle of a bee colony and how this super organism lives.