Welcome to the classroom.
If you would like for me to teach a class for your group in your area, contact me at; dennis@lonestarfarms.net for details.
The following classes will be taught at Lone Star Farms during the scheduled months. All classes are paid for in class.
Please register each person separately for each individual class. If you are attending any of the classes for a second time, you will only have to pay half price for each of those classes.
"Beginners Beekeeping Course"
( Part 1 )
This class will teach you;
1. Hive construction.
2. Necessary hive components for the beginner.
3. How to light a smoker and what fuel to use.
4. Hive location.
5. Bee selction.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---100 (Saturday January 14 ---, 9:00am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
"Beginners Beekeeping Course"
( Part 2 )
This class will teach you;
1. How to install a package.
2. The proper way to work a hive.
3. How to determine the condition of the hive.
4. How to find the queen.
5. How to re-queen the hive.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---200 (Saturday Febuary 11 --, 9:00am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
Raising chemical free bees and keeping them that way.
This class will teach you;
1. Bee selection.
2. Hive set up.
3. Powdered sugar dusting.
4. Monitoring the hive.
5. Management of the hive.
6. Collony Collapse Disorder.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---300 (Saturday March 3 --, 9:00am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
"Spring Management"
This class will teach you;
1. Perform the first spring inspection.
2. How to unite a hive.
3. Dealing with agressive bees.
4. How to capture a swarm.
5. How to control robbing.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---400 (Saturday April--, 9:00am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
"The extracting process"
This class will teach you;
1. How to remove the honey from the hive.
2. How to remove the honey from the comb.
3. How to strain and bottle your honey crop.
4. How to store your empty comb.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---500 (Saturday April --, 9:00am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
"Stump The Chump"
The entire 4 hours will be dedicated to the students asking bee related questions on bee related subjects. There will be no script to follow or main topic. Put all your question together and bring them on. A few interesting stories will be told from my commercial beekeeping days as well. This is a great way to touch on most all beekeeping subjects in one day.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is--- 500-A ( Saturday May --, 9am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early.
Price $35.00
Making a split for increase
This class will teach you;
- How to select the right hive to split/divide.
- How to divide the brood and honey stores for success.
- How to have your split make their own queen.
- How to introduce a new mated queen.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is--- 600 ( Saturday June --, 9am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
Bring your protective gear.
Raising chemical free bees and keeping them that way.
This class will teach you;
1. Bee selection.
2. Hive set up.
3. Powdered sugar dusting.
4. Monitoring the hive.
5. Management of the hive.
6. Collony Collapse Disorder.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---700 (Saturday july --, 9:00am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
"Beginners Beekeeping Course"
( Part 1 )
This class will teach you;
1. Hive construction.
2. Necessary hive components for the beginner.
3. How to light a smoker and what fuel to use.
4. Hive location.
5. Bee selction.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---800 (Saturday August --, 9am-1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
"Beginners Beekeeping Course"
( Part 2 )
This class will teach you;
1. How to install a package.
2. The proper way to work a hive.
3. How to determine the condition of the hive.
4. How to find the queen.
5. How to re-queen the hive.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is---900 (Saturday September --, 9:00am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00
"Stump The Chump"
The entire 4 hours will be dedicated to the students asking bee related questions on bee related subjects. There will be no script to follow or main topic. Put all your question together and bring them on. A few interesting stories will be told from my commercial beekeeping days as well. This is a great way to touch on most all beekeeping subjects in one day.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is--- 1000 ( Saturday Oct --, 9am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early.
Price $35.00
Making a split for increase
This class will teach you;
- How to select the right hive to split/divide.
- How to divide the brood and honey stores for success.
- How to have your split make their own queen.
- How to introduce a new mated queen.
Instructor: Dennis Brown
Class number is--- 1100 ( Saturday November 12, 9am to 1pm) Please arrive 15 minutes early. Bring a note pad.
Price $35.00