2018 Chilton County Beekeeper Association

2018 Chilton County Beekeeper Association Mondays, January 15 through March 5, from 6 to 8 pm Clanton Recreation Center, 305 Lay Dam Road, Clanton, AL

$40.00 per person which includes 2018 membership to Chilton County Beekeepers Assoc. Registration deadline is December 30, 2017, a late fee of $10.00 will be added after the cutoff date. Space is limited so register early.

Name: ______

Home address: ______

Telephone number: (H)______(Cell)______Do you receive texts? Y N

E-mail address: ______

Textbook: ACES BACKYARD BEEKEEPING (ANR-135) Published by Alabama Cooperative Extension Services You can download free copy https://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR- 0135/ANR-0135.pdf

Make check payable to Chilton County Beekeepers Association. Print and mail form for each person to:

Larry Wyatt CCBA President 2660 county road 42 Jemison, Al 35085

2018 course outline

January 15 - Who is a beekeeper? What is a “standard” honeybee hive? Larry Wyatt instructor, pages 1-3 & pages 6-9 (as ties into pages 15-21)

January 22 - What is the honeybee life and contribution to pollination? Stings. Don Short instructor, pages 3-6 & pages 1-2 (as ties into pages 15-21)

January 29 - How do you acquire honeybees? What tools & safety do beekeepers use? How does one get the honeybees into the hive? pages 8-12 (as ties into pages 15-21)

February 5 - How do the frames and comb change to allow honeybee survival? Is there excess honey to extract? —From install, first year versus second year pages 12-15

February 12 - How can beekeepers assist honeybees in feeding, housing and water? Gary Farmer instructor pages 15-19 & pages 37-40

February 19 - What Pests, Parasites, Diseases can harm honeybees? Pages 26-36

February 26 - How do beekeepers determine when to harvest honey, pollen, wax or propolis? Beekeepers who breed more colonies to pollinate crops or to sell to other apiaries? Pages 20-25

March 5 - Test & Certificate Presentation, Instructors available for Question/Answer Forum.