Practical Beekeeping Class
The
2012 session will be the 25th consecutive offering of this class.
The only change this year will be that it will be taught by a different
instructor. It is sponsored by the Madison County
Beekeepers Association. Anyone
interested in becoming a beekeeper or that is just curious about honeybees and
beekeeping is welcome to attend.
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The next class meets from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
in the auditorium at the Huntsville Public Library "main library" located at 915
Monroe St., In Huntsville, AL.
Next Class
Schedule
| First session |
Wednesday |
January 18, 2012 |
| Second session |
Wednesday |
January
25, 2012 |
| Third Session |
Wednesday |
February 15, 2012 |
| Fourth Session |
Wednesday |
February 29, 2012 |
Class sessions typically run the full 3 hours including
a 10 minute break. For additional
information please email the instructor:
Chris Cambron
beedaddyhoney@yahoo.com
Phone: 256 509
6015
Class Location
Main Library
Huntsville Public Library
915 Monroe Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: (256) 532-5940
Click here for a map
This class is
based on the VCR video series by Dr Keith Delaplane entitled:
Honeybees and Beekeeping - A Year in the
Life of an Apiary
Delaplane, K.S. 2006. Honey Bees
and Beekeeping: A Year in the Life of an Apiary. 3rd
edition. The Georgia Center for Continuing Education, 108 pp. Orders may be
placed directly through the Georgia Center for Continuing Education (call:
1-800-359-4040).
Click here to watch a preview of the video.
The class
covers basic beekeeping fundamentals as well as all activities required by a new
beekeeper for one full year in the apiary.
The January
and February time frame for this class was chosen because it is the least busy
time in the beekeeping hobby or business. It is also a time when potential
students have less other activities for the class to compete with. It allows
those interested in becoming beekeepers time to purchase bees and equipment in
time to start beekeeping the same year.
About the
Instructor
Photos by Chris Cambron
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Chris Cambron is a crew leader
for the Huntsville Utilities Gas division. Chris has 20
colonies in a couple of locations in the New Hope, AL area and is active in honeybee removals from homes
and buildings. He is
currently on the Board of Directors for the Madison County beekeepers
Association.
Chris is shown removing a colony of honeybees from a tree.
The tree was cut and the bees removed manually and placed in a standard
Langstroth hive with standard Hoffman frames and moved to Chris's home apiary to
start pollinating local flowers and collecting their sweet nectar and converting
it to honey. |
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Chris Cambron |
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updated 1/7/12 bob fanning