REGISTRATION ONLY THRU => Click Here to Register for Next Bee101 Intro to Beekeeping | Become a Beekeeper Hands-On Series, includes Suiting Up and Going into the Hives (2-days) This is a unique and one of a kind opportunity to actually work the bees in actual bee hives as part of the Hands-on portion of the workshop. We will suit you up and take a close look at the bees. You will be learning how to use the tools, what you are looking for and have personal hands-on experience working in the hive. Learn from a UF Advanced Master Beekeeper [not included in the non-beekeeper ticket] Class Lecture on Saturday from 9am-5pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993 * Becoming a Beekeeper * Basic Tools * Hive Equipment * How to Get Started * Maintaining Your Hive * Working Bees * Hive Structure * Colony Structure * General Management * SW Florida Forage * Products of the Hive * Honey Harvesting * Pests & DiseasesHands-On Workshop on Sunday from 11am-5/6pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993 * Bee PPE/Lighting Smoker - how to suit up and light the smoker the right way. * Hive Inspections/Splits - over-the-shoulder with UF Advanced Master Beekeeper * Into the Hive - hands-on experience with the bees. YOU will be working with the bees. To identify: * Identification of eggs, open brood, and capped brood * Brood patterns * Honey and pollen stores * Pests * Finding the queen * Varroa Sugar Role Test - hands-on testing for the bees nemesis, the varroa mite * Hive Building - build you own hive and frames onsite using our jigs, nails, staples * Jigs - how to build a frame jig to make your hive building easierStudents receive a Basic Start Up Kit that includes: * 10-frame Langstroth Hive w Deep Hive Body, 10 frames with Foundation, Migratory Top Board and...