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URL:https://americanbeejournal.com/events/md-introduction-simple-smart-bee
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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\n&nbsp\;\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 j
 umble of bees inside isn't easy. This is one of the hardest things for bee
 keepers to learn. How do you recognize if your hive is healthy or needs so
 me help? What do you actually do during a hive inspection? How do you work
  an apiary?\n\nThis classroom and apiary course walks you through the esse
 ntials\, teaching you to read your hive.\n\n• Recognize the different l
 arval 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 honey pro
 duction\n• Monitor for varroa mites\n• Learn simple tricks for savin
 g time in the apiary\n\nCost is $125 per person.\n\nWinter Ready: Prepare 
 your Colonies for Survival\nSaturday August 13th\, 2016\n\nThe best time t
 o prepare your colonies for winter is late summer. Don't lose colonies thr
 ough beekeeper error. Learn how to make sure your colony enters the winter
  strong and healthy\, so it winters well and builds up rapidly in the spri
 ng.\n\nThis classroom and apiary course walks you through prepping your co
 lonies for winter:\n\n• Monitor and treat for varroa mites\n• How to r
 ear 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 savings)\n
 and receive a signed copy of our book\nSimple\, Smart Beekeeping\n\nBEEKEE
 PING CLASS REGISTRATION\n\nPlease provide:\n\nName\, Email\, Phone\, and A
 ddress and specify which classes you are registering for:\n\nStarting out 
 Right: An Introduction to Simple\, Smart Beekeeping $99\nHive Inspection: 
 What am I really seeing? $125\nWinter Ready: Prepare your Colonies for Sur
 vival $125\nAll 3 courses + Simple\, Smart Beekeeping $300\n\nPlease make 
 out checks to:\nFlickerwood Apiary\nPO Box 652\nMiddletown\, MD 21769\nBac
 kground of the Instructors:\n\nKirsten S. Traynor\, PhD\nIn 2006-2007\, Ki
 rsten received a German Chancellor Fellowship and with her husband drove o
 ver 50\,\nhttp://www.mdbee.com\n\n
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