Mat-Su Valley - Birch Harbor Baptist Church:
Mile 5 Knik Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla, AK 99654
*Saturday 3/4/23 10AM – 4PM & Sunday 3/5/23 2PM – 5PM (both days for a total of 9 hours)
Delta Junction - Please register for the Fairbanks workshop this spring.
Syllabus:
What is beekeeping? • How much honey will I harvest? • How much will this cost me? • Equipment necessary to keep bees in Alaska • Biology and races of honeybees • Members of the hive and their duties • Where to obtain bee equipment. New, used or building your own equipment. • Preparing equipment for the arrival of bees • Insulation, feeding bees properly • Preparing for the arrival of bees • Is the queen marked? (Queen-marking tool) • Running 2-Queen Hives • Swarming and how to prevent it • Honeybee diseases • Extracting your Alaska honey • What to do at the end of the season/wintering over • Storing your equipment • Beeswax candle making
Hands-on In-class Projects: Build a beehive • Follow the beekeeper’s calendar throughout the season • Honey Extraction
Includes your own copy of our Beekeeping Handout Book, refreshments and door prizes:
Miscellaneous beekeeping tools, a free 4 lb. package of honeybees donated by Fairbanks Beekeeper and Honeybee Supplier, Dale Lupton 907-978-1455
Please use the link below to complete the second part of your registration:
https://forms.office.com/r/hfbE0ZNUif
