This basic beekeeping course describes the characteristics of a colony and explains how the habits and traits of its inhabitants support its ability to survive and thrive. You can put this knowledge to practical use as you hone your apiarist skills by managing your hives. We explore various beekeeping basics, including swarming, bee diseases, purchasing bees and hive hierarchy. Sign up to learn how to keep bees and harvest your own honey at home.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192102 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 5-6 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recognize the importance of the queen in the brood-rearing process • Outline the hierarchy and layout of a hive • Recognize the best attire to wear when tending to a beehive and the equipment required for beekeeping • Evaluate which hive is ideal for you and where to position your apiary • List beekeeping jobs and identify poisonous and unappetizing honey • Describe the origin and evolution of beekeeping • Discuss the importance of bees as pollinators and outline the anatomy of a honey bee • Recognize the best way of extracting, storing and processing honey • Identify the various symptoms, prevention measures and treatment of various diseases that impact a bee colony • Define ‘swarming’ and describe its causes and the best way to control and prevent a swarm from occurring • Explain how to obtain bees • Discuss how to create a bee-friendly garden |
| Course Code | 918 |
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