Bee School Course 5:
SWARM PREVENTION, TECHNIQUES & CATCHING SWARMS

The ability to manage an Apiary to prevent swarming is essential to obtaining a sufficient honey crop. However, swarming can never be totally eradicated and the facility to both physically capture swarms or bait them into a hive allows beekeepers to economically increase apiary size.

In this course the following applied subject areas will be detailed:

• Biological and Physical Methods of Swarm Prevention

• Swarm Capturing Tools, Methods, and Techniques

• Bait Hive Types and Deployment

• Transporting Captured Swarms

• Protocols for Integrating a Captured Swarm Into an Apiary

- ON-SITE CLASS -

CLASS DATES:
1 day: Saturday, May 10, 2025

CLASS MEETING TIMES:
Live class meets 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Bee veils are required as students will be opening hives for inspection and discussion.

CLASS LOCATION:
Held onsite at: Black Birch Farm Apiaries, 105 Georgetown Road, West Newbury, MA, 01985

COST: 1 Day Class - $50