JA special field trip with Rassol Bahreini , an Apiculture Research Scientist from the Crop Diversification Centre North! He will be testing some hives for mites and demonstrating the recommended ways to treat for mites eg. apivar strips, formic acid and oxalic acid vaporization.
Category Archives: Beekeeping Basics
Learn to keep bees 2020
Two of EDBA’s best beekeepers are once again looking to help train new beekeepers in 2020. The course offered by Malcolm and Craig is not part of EDBA but with their mentorship program and years of experience there is no better course in all of Alberta. We can’t recommend it enough! They will be running beginner beekeeper courses for the 6th year in NE and NW Edmonton.
The complete course costs $140 and will be given on 5 different occasions in 2020. You only need to attend one day. The dates are:
January 25th, Saturday, 8:30am to 2-2:30pm
February 15th, Saturday, 8:30am to 2-2:30pm
March 15th, Sunday, 8:30am to 2-2:30pm
April 4th, Saturday, 8:30am to 2-2:30pm
April 26th, Sunday, 8:30am to 2-2:30pm
May 24th, Sunday, 8:30am to 2-2:30pm
You need to attend only one day and then from June to August you have the option of attending the included mentoring sessions by visiting our hives.
Topics covered include:
- Urban beekeeping regulations
- Location choices and Equipment
- Installing bees and queens
- What to check inside of a hive
- Swarm prevention/creating extra queens
- Basic Bee Biology
- Mentoring opportunities
- Wintering and Treatments
- 12 pages of information is provided to go along with slides (powerpoint) presented in class.
For registration, contact connellmjm@hotmail.com
Along with an EDBA membership you are sure to learn enough to be a very responsible beekeeper and attending the mentoring sessions will give you the confidence needed.
How to Keep Honey Bees
For courses in 2018, please click here.
For the third year we are are offering the
beginning bee course at a great price. It comes with free mentoring sessions included in the spring and summer. This course is sanctioned by the City of Edmonton.
The 2017 courses are from from 8:30am to 1:30pm on these Saturdays:
Beginning Beekeeper Course (January)
Beginning Beekeeper Course (February)
Beginning Beekeeper Course (March)
Beginning Beekeeper Course (April)
Beginning Beekeeper Course (May)
Topics covered include:
- Urban beekeeping rules
- Location choices
- Installing bees and queens
- What to check inside hives
- Swarm prevention/creating extra queens
- Mentoring opportunities
- Wintering/treatments
To sign up please contact by email: connellmjm@hotmail.com for location and course cost.
Mentoring Sessions
Mentoring sessions 2016 ( May to August )
For Friday nights 5pm to 7pm. contact Malcolm Connell , connellmjm@hotmail.com
For Saturday mornings 9am. to noon, contact Craig Toth, craig.toth@hotmail.com