Section 1: Introduction
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Introduction to the course (11:25)
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Get the most from this Course
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Can you become a beekeeper? (3:46)
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Benefits of bees and beekeeping (6:34)
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Challenges in starting any new project
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Activity: Self-reflection on starting new projects
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Cost to start one hive (4:21)
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Activity - Draw up your own basic budget
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Summary section 1 (1:11)
Section 2: Approaches to beekeeping
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Introduction to section 2 (1:08)
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Different approaches to beekeeping (13:30)
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Activity - What approach interests you?
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The fixed comb hive (6:44)
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The top bar hive (10:36)
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The frame hive (7:27)
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Hive innovations (12:33)
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Activity - Research your local and national beekeeping associations
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Activity - Attend a meeting of your local beekeeping association
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Activity - What types of hives are most common in your country/locality?
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Summary section 2 (2:04)
Section 3: About the honeybee colony
Section 4: Bee hives and other basic beekeeping equipment
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Introduction to section 4 (1:56)
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Components of typical frame hive (7:07)
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The nucleus hive (Nuc) (7:02)
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Activity - Choose your type of hive to start with
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Activity (Optional) - Make your own horizontal top bar hive (15:41)
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Caring for and maintaining your hive (5:12)
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Protective and other basic equipment needed (3:24)
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Activity - Research local bee equipment suppliers
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Summary of section 4
Section 5: Establishing an apiary and getting bees
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Introduction to section 5
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Beekeeping and safety issues (24:59)
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Factors to consider when choosing an apiary site (16:13)
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Activity - Choose your own apiary site (14:00)
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How to set up your beehive in apiary (9:03)
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Activity (Optional) - Make a simple hive stand (7:19)
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Activity - Acquire basic beekeeping equipment (11:03)
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Activity - Assemble your hive (18:03)
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Activity - Paint your beehive (4:26)
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Activity - Make up frames with foundation (13:21)
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Activity - Set up your hive on your hive stand (4:09)
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Stocking your empty beehive with bees (20:05)
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Activity - Research local suppliers of bees
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Getting ready to work with bees (11:44)
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Activity - Transfer bees in a nucleus colony into your hive (26:58)
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Activity - Catching a swarm of bees and stocking a hive - Part 1 (18:38)
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Activity - Catching a swarm of bees and stocking a hive - Part 2 (11:49)
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Summary of section 5
Section 6: Basic bee management
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Introduction to section 6 (2:15)
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Principles of bee management (7:29)
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An overview of seasonal management (8:08)
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Record keeping
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How to inspect a beehive (20:03)
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Hive inspection and queen marking - demonstration (34:17)
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Inspecting the top bar hive (13:57)
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Activity - Inspect your own beehive
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Bee health, pests and disease - Part 1 (19:52)
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Bee health, pests and disease - Part 2 (19:36)
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Activity - Bee pests and diseases in your country
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Swarm prevention and control (29:17)
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Activity - Nucleus method of swarm control (23:17)
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Uniting two colonies of bees
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Feeding bees (23:13)
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Demonstration - Feeding bees with a rapid feeder (6:24)
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Activity - Make and use a simple home made bee feeder (6:36)
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Planting for bees (6:45)
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Activity - Establish a floral calendar for your area
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Some key challenges in beekeeping
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Summary section 6 (2:42)
Section 7: Bee products
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Introduction to section 7 (2:18)
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Honey, wax and other products from bees (14:21)
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Harvesting honey from your beehive (10:11)
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Extracting and processing honey (18:24)
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Storing your supers after extraction (6:59)
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Packing, labelling and marketing honey (11:19)
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Activity - Harvest, extract, process, package and label your own honey
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Processing beeswax from your hive (11:34)
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Demonstration - Processing beeswax (Kenya) (5:37)
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Demonstration - Filter beeswax (11:39)
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Activity - Add beeswax to the top bars for your top bar hive (Optional) (17:02)
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Activity - Make a beeswax candle (11:31)
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Activity - Make a beeswax polish (8:20)
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Summary of section 7
Section 8: Course conclusion
