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Bee Basics for
Beginning
Beekeepers

Our most recent class is over, but we may offer a new one in the coming months. Thanks to the 22 students and our four instructors for making it a great class!

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Students at the TCBA Bee Basics school gather around as an instructor shows them how to inspect a hive.
The TCBA Bee School started with a classroom session on the deck. The first portion covered woodenware and how to assemble your own hive
Instructors Debbie, Ed, and Dave discuss the difference between wax and plastic foundation
TCBA President Ed Geouge examines a frame of bees as students look on
Students were also introduced to different pieces of equipment used by beekeepers, from smokers to marking pens and turkey feathers for brushing bees off.
Bee School attendees
TCBA Bee School attendees are given final instructions before the hands-on portion of the class starts.
Ed hands a frame of bees to a student
The second portion of the class covered equipment like feeders and how to use an EpiPen
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