Thinking about getting your own bees? Just curious about beekeeping? This is the course for you!
In this hour and a half course we will discuss the role of workers, drones and queen bees in the honey bee colony
- The equipment required to keep bees, including the costs involved in starting your own hive and the commonly used types of beehives
- The Ontario Bees Act, which sets the rules for beekeeping in Ontario including registering your bees, the Apiary Inspection program
- The responsibilities of a beekeeper over the course of a season and the yearly cycle of a honeybee colony
- The differences between urban and rural beekeeping
- How to make the world better for pollinators
- Q&A session
