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Apprentice Beekeeper Week Five
Chapter 9 – Forage (pg. 94-99)
Honey bees will always elect to go to the flowers that produce the best nectar – that which is highest in glucose. They will travel up to 3 miles for a good nectar source and have been known to go 5 miles if necessary. Attempting to have good nectar-producing flowers near their hive is really helpful but bees view the whole neighborhood as “theirs” so having hives in a city environment in which bees can forage in other gardens and flowerbeds is an advantage.
Chapter Nine Videos
Chapter 9 – Forage
Please read chapter 9 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.
Chapter 10 – Helping Honey Bees and Native Pollinators (pg. 100-101)
The loss of biodiversity, destruction of habitat, and lack of variety in forage due to monocultures, in addition to the effects of pesticides, are all factors in the threat to pollinators. Recognizing the steps that individuals can take to mitigate the impact these factors have on both honey bees and native pollinators is important. This section is included in the manual as a readily available resource for people who want to be able to talk to others about what can be done by non-beekeepers to help.
Chapter Ten Videos
CHAPTER 10: Helping Honey Bees and Native Pollinators
Please read chapter 10 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.
Chapter Review
There will be a chapter review on Zoom before testing at 10:30 AM
Mar 15, 2025, click the link below to join.
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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.
The test will open on following the zoom meeting.