Beekeeping Courses are only available for private bookings.
We no longer offer monthly scheduled courses.
Maximum 6 participants
To be held at your apiary site
Cost: $100 per participant
Bookings: Trish – Honey House Kuranda (Accredited and registered beekeeper)
P: 40937261
M: 0459 225 352
E: honeyhouse@bigpond.com
This is not an accredited course, however, information obtained by completing this course will enable a novice beekeeper to understand the processes of hive management to a primary stage.
Theory Topics:
- Structure of a beehive
- Structure of a colony
- Life cycle of the Queen, Drones and workers
- Communication within the colony
- How & why bees make honey
- How & why bees collect pollen, resins and water
- How & why bees make wax
- Pests and diseases
- Hive management systems
Practical Topics:
- Use of hive tools and equipment
- Observations at hive entrance
- Opening of a beehive – checking for
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- Colony strength
- Disease and pests
- Queen viability & brood patterns
- Honey stores
- Handling frames
- Dealing with small hive beetle
- Record keeping and planning


