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BE A HOBBY BEEKEEPER SHORT COURSE
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Clay County Agriculture Center, Green Cove Springs
A University of Florida Hands-on Community Program
Pre-registration is requested by March 3, 2010. There is a $15.00 registration fee ($20.00 per couple) for this
course to cover the purchase of materials. It will be a hands-on short course, where participants will be
involved with working with an active hive on Extension Center property. At the end of the course we will
demonstrate how honey is “robbed from the bees” and all participants will be able to take home a jar of local
honey. This course will allow the participants to receive a complete perspective of the process/expense
involved with keeping honey bees as a hobby. It should allow the participant to decide if this is something
they want to do. For others, it offers an excellent opportunity to learn about this very interesting/useful,
often misunderstood insect so important to our food supply. For more info you can reach us at 284-6355, 269-
6355, or 473-3711.
Purpose of Course: Over the last decade, local honey bee colonies have had a major problem with two
introduced honeybee pests (the Varroa Mite, and Small Hive Beetle) until currently there are few wild
colonies in existence in Clay County and the only honey bees around are those being kept by a beekeeper.
This has lead to serious pollination problems and the need to introduce more managed hives to our county.
You can become part of the solution to our sparse pollination problem by becoming a hobby beekeeper. In
addition, with the imminent arrival of the Africanized Honey Bee to our area, there is a need to inform more
people of the importance of having “managed” honeybee colonies to counter feral AHB colonies.
Note: As this activity involves direct contact with a stinging insect, no children will be admitted to the Open Hive Portion of
the Program.
Schedule of Program
Schedule of Program
8:45 - 9:00 AM REGISTRATION
9:00 - 9:30 AM Go on line to visit NE Florida Honey Bee Associations Website,
Florida State Beekeepers Website and talk about other sources for help for the beginner
9:30 - 10:30 AM View 60 minute Film on the Life Cycle of Honeybees
10:30- 11:15 AM View 30 minute film on Bee Equipment and how to set up a hive
followed by 15 minute Q&R led by panel of local beekeepers
11:15– 12:00 AM View 30 minute Film on Installing Bees and how to get them off to a good start
followed by 15 minute Q&R led by panel of local beekeepers
12:00- 12:30 PM Lunch - drinks provided but bring your own food & we’ll eat together!
Samples of 12 different honey types will be provided for participants to taste.
Local Representatives of the Northeast Florida Honey Bee Association
will be present at lunch.
12:30 - 1:30 PM Open Hive Experience (if weather permits) – led by local beekeepers
1:30 - 2:30 PM View 30 minute Film on Honey Collection/Extraction Techniques
followed by discussion of how it is done
each family/or individual who paid registration fee will receive one bottle of local
Orange Blossom and one bottle of local Gallberry honey as part of registration fee.
3:30 - 4:30 PM Discussion of the Africanized Hybrid Honeybees
and what it means to the person keeping Honeybees
4:30 – 4:15 PM Wrap- up, Evaluation, and Discussion
Raymond H. Zerba Jr.
Extension Agent IV, Horticulture
Clay County Extension/University of Florida
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Registration Form: to be returned to:
To register, call (269-6355, 284-6355 or 473-3711) and find out where to send the check before March 26,2009
Beginning Bee Short Course
Clay County Extension
Post Office Box 278
Green Cove Springs Florida
Note: Make Check out to Clay County 4-H Youth Foundation/BeeSC in the amount of $15.00 ($20.00 per
couple) and return no later than Wednesday, March 3, 2010 along with the top portion of this page.
Name:__________________________________________________ Daytime Phone:________________
Number of adults attending:___________________
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