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Beginners’ Course – 12
August 15, 2015 @ 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
(12) Saturday 15th August. 2.00 pm Tutors; KO, MW, CC, & AS.
Taking the honey crop.
Routine seasonal tasks: supering, checking for queen cells, queen-rightness, etc.
Preparation for taking the honey crop
Taking off honey, methods for clearing bees from supers. Estimating what is surplus.
Care & prevention of robbing.
Removing the crop & extracting, Straining & bottling for sale.
Labelling regulations.
Check weighing the hive.