8:30 – 9:15 Honey Production
1. Single Brood Box Production
2. Comb Honey Methods and Production
9:15 – 10:00 Swarm Prevention, and Management
1. Why do bees swarm
2. Demaree Method
3. How to Prevent Swarms
4. Hive management after swarming
5. How to manage the Swarm
10:00 -10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:00 Requeening Your hive
1. Why Requeen
2. When to Requeen
3. How to Requeen with success
4. How to make a proper split
a. Spring swarm prevention
b. Summer Splits in July
11:00 – 12:15 Mite Control Programs
1. Monitoring for Mites
2. Treatment Options
3. Program timing
12:15 – 12:30 Wrap-up and Questions