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Apprentice Beekeeper Week One

Chapter 1 – Bee Hives, Protective Clothing, Tools, and Site (pg. 9-19)
   This chapter presents a basic overview of the honey bee as an insect, the subspecies of honey bees that are most known in North America, and its eusocial characteristics as reflected in colony behavior. Having a good understanding of the attributes of the Family to which the honey bee belongs helps to understand its behavior and how it interacts naturally with its environment. Recognizing normal behavior helps to highlight when something isn’t normal.

Chapter One Video

 
Chapter 1 – Honey Bee
 
Please read chapter 1 as well as review the video and other material for this chapter. Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions during the Q&A time on the Zoom Meeting. The test will be opened following the review.

Lifecycle  of the Queen

 
  
Additional Information not testable
 
This short video gives you a little more information about the development and life of the Queen.

Lifecycle  of the Drone

 
 
Additional Information not testable
 
This short video gives you a little more information about the development and life of the Drone.

Lifecycle  of the Worker Bee

 
 
 
Additional Information not testable
 
This short video gives you a little more information about the development and life of the Worker Bee.
Chapter 3 – Equipment/Clothing (pg. 27-34)
    Most all popular hive designs are meant to help the beekeeper with inspections and harvesting honey, and while this is important, the designs aren’t necessarily meant to help support the natural behavior of the honey bee. With that in mind, knowing what physical limitations you have, the time that you have to monitor and work your hives, and how much money you want to invest in the woodenware for your hives needs to be considered. This also includes the tools and protective clothing that you will use.

Chapter Three Video

 
          Chapter 3 – Equipment and Clothing
 
   Please read chapter 3 as well as review the video and other material for this chapter. Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions during the Q&A time on the Zoom Meeting. The test will be opened following the review.
 
         
 
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Chapter Review

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Chapter Test 
 
You will have 2 hours to complete the week one Apprentice test and a score of at least 80% must be obtained to pass. Click the link below to start the test. After you receive your test scores we may have to manually correct some questions.
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