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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20160319
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20160320
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SUMMARY:MD - An Introduction to Simple\, Smart Beekeeping
DESCRIPTION:\n\nSaturday \nBeekeeping Classes 2016\nHosted by Kirsten &amp
 \; Michael Traynor of Flickerwood Apiary\nwww.mdbee.com\n\nStarting out Ri
 ght: An Introduction to Simple\, Smart Beekeeping\nSaturday March 19th\, 2
 016\n9:30 am - 4 pm\n\nBeekeeping should be easy\, fun\, and enjoyable. Fi
 guring out what's right\, what's necessary\, and how to keep your bees ali
 ve is often difficult when starting out and sifting through contradictory 
 information. This 1 day intensive course starts you off on the right foot 
 providing the crucial information you need to succeed as a new beekeeper.\
 n\nThis classroom course covers:\n\n• How to start your colony\n• What
  equipment you need and what you can skip\n• First visit to the hive\n
 • Monitoring colony health\n• Essential rules for healthy hives\n• B
 uilding your colony up strong that first year\n\nCost is $99 per person.\n
 \nHive Inspection: What am I really seeing?\nSaturday June 11th\, 2016\n9 
 am - 5 pm\n\nYou have a hive\, you've opened the box\, but making sense of
  the jumble of bees inside isn't easy. This is one of the hardest things f
 or beekeepers to learn. How do you recognize if your hive is healthy or ne
 eds some help? What do you actually do during a hive inspection? How do yo
 u work an apiary?\n\nThis classroom and apiary course walks you through th
 e essentials\, teaching you to read your hive.\n\n• Recognize the diffe
 rent larval stages\n• Learn to understand and manage the brood nest\n
 • See how to find and handle a queen to keep her safe\n• Encourage h
 oney production\n• Monitor for varroa mites\n• Learn simple tricks f
 or saving time in the apiary\n\nCost is $125 per person.\n\nWinter Ready: 
 Prepare your Colonies for Survival\nSaturday August 13th\, 2016\n\nThe bes
 t time to prepare your colonies for winter is late summer. Don't lose colo
 nies through beekeeper error. Learn how to make sure your colony enters th
 e winter strong and healthy\, so it winters well and builds up rapidly in 
 the spring.\n\nThis classroom and apiary course walks you through prepping
  your colonies for winter:\n\n• Monitor and treat for varroa mites\n• 
 How to rear strong winter bees that can survive a long winter\n• When to
  combine colonies\n• How to evaluate colony strength and health\n\nCost 
 is $125 per person.\nSpecial Offer:\nAttend all 3 classes for $300 ($49 sa
 vings)\nand receive a signed copy of our book\nSimple\, Smart Beekeeping\n
 \n\nBEEKEEPING CLASS REGISTRATION\n\nPlease provide:\n\nName\, Email\, Pho
 ne\, and Address and specify which classes you are registering for:\n\nSta
 rting out Right: An Introduction to Simple\, Smart Beekeeping $99\nHive In
 spection: What am I really seeing? $125\nWinter Ready: Prepare your Coloni
 es for Survival $125\nAll 3 courses + Simple\, Smart Beekeeping $300\n\nPl
 ease make out checks to:\nFlickerwood Apiary\nPO Box 652\nMiddletown\, MD 
 21769\nBackground of the Instructors:\n\n\nKirsten S. Traynor\, PhD\nIn 20
 06-2007\, Kirsten received a German Chancellor Fellowship and with her hus
 band drove over 50\,\nhttp://www.mdbee.com\n\n
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