Hives, frames, equipment

Types of hive

Making up frames and spacing

Protective equipment

Tools

Smoker

Introduction to Beekeeping

History, Bees and hives

Value of Honey bees

Bee products

Colony management

Record keeping

Feeding and Robbing

Uniting colonies

Moving a colony

Colony and hive make up

Summer management

Looking for signs

Swarm control

Splitting

Pests and Diseases. The Harvest.

Honey bee pests and diseases

Identification, prevention and treatment

Clearing bees from the Super

Uncapping and extracting

The refractometer