Beekeeping for Beginners – Fall/Winter Workshop 4 of 4

Getting bees through the winter can be challenging to new and even experienced beekeepers. If this is your first year with bees or you have had poor success getting bees to survive our Canadian winters, than this course is highly recommended for you. This course content applies to all levels of beekeepers.

Daniel Kneblewski will share and teach you how to manage and keep your bees in the fall season, performing the necessary pest controls and wrapping your bees for the winter season ahead. This local and custom program is based on the Ontario Beekeeping Manual, experiences gained from master beekeepers and breeders, and Daniel’s 7 years of experience. In this 2 hour class Daniel goes over the following:

• Late-summer nectar monitoring
• Hive assessment: learn how to deal with Queenless hives, nuc/single/double hives
• Checking, treating and double checking for mites and pests
• Equalizing strategies and saving your bees before Winter
• Learn how to check, treat and monitor for mites and other pests. Understand what treatments work best
• Feeding and medicating your bees
• Winter wrapping mastery
• Winter food emergency checks
• Supply ordering and getting ready for next year

After completing this class, you will have learned that it takes more than just hope to get your bees to survive winter. You cannot ignore mites and pests. Poor beekeeping is the top three reasons why bees do not make it overwinter. With Daniel’s program you will increase your bee’s chance of survival and set yourself up for success in the following year.

In this class, Daniel will present a comprehensive slideshow and perform example inspections with an empty hive. Be prepared to take notes. Checklists and handouts will be provided in this class. A digital copy of the slides will be provided to each student after the class.

Students will have an opportunity to order bees from Daniel for the bees for the following year of beekeeping after the class.

About the homestead teacher:

Daniel Kneblewski is an enthusiastic beekeeper who has received training and mentorship from master beekeepers and local breeders. In his 7 years of experience, he has doubled his yard sizes on multiple occasions, caught swarms, bred bees, dealt with significant losses, unexpected diseases, new pests and performed on-call rescues. Daniel manages 15-25 hives on yearly basis and loves beekeeping. His goal is to train you into becoming a successful beekeeper!