Required Reading
Outline
- Review Basic Bee Biology for Beekeepers at eXtension.org
- Read Chapters 13 & 14 from The Beekeepers Handbook (not online); view the accompanying power point from Diana Sammataro- DIAGNOSING VARROA
- Read the PDF version of Field_guide_to_honeybees_and_their_maladies
- Basic Microscopy for Bee-Wellness Beekeepers , a power point
- Aquaint yourself with the Ontario Tech Transfer program fact sheets:
- Hive Inspection Protocol
- NYS Apiary Laws
- QUIZZES, self grading:
- Teaching tools and techniques from participating bee clubs
- Mite Check Protocol, see also a pictoral
guide (PDF) - American Foul Brood Identification