2020 Intermediate
Beekeeping Class

Would you like to increase your beekeeping skills?

An Intermediate Bee School, co-sponsored by RIBA and RIC will usually be held in July at Rhode Island College. It consists of a 2 hour classroom session and a 1 hour lab in the apiary at the college. The school will be taught by Betty Mencucci and is open to all members of RIBA who have some beekeeping experience or who have taken the beginner class and are seeking to advance their beekeeping knowledge and skills.

TWO SESSIONS—TBD

The class will deal with subjects such as colony inspection, finding the queen, requeening a colony, evaluating the strength and health of the hive, swarm prevention, creating splits, best practices for colony management and expansion, and determining levels of varroa mites and best treatment methods.

The cost of the class is $35 for members and $50 for non-members(includes membership through 12/31/20). The number of enrollees will be limited to 25 students per class.