Date

Subject

Program Topics/Notes

11 Jan

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

IEBA Budget

Monthly What to Do, Wintering Yearly Hive Management Plan

18 Jan

Journeyman Course Class #1

6:30 – 8:30 PM

8 Feb

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do

Emergency Feeding

Feeding

15 Feb

Journeyman Course Class #2

6:30 – 8:30 PM

16 Feb

(Saturday)

Basic Beekeeping Class

Group A

Classroom portion 8-5 pm

County Extension Office

23 Feb

(Saturday)

Basic Beekeeping Class

Group B

Classroom portion 8-5 pm

County Extension Office

1 Mar

Journeyman Course Class #3

6:30 – 8:30 PM

8 Mar

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do

Feeding & Stimulating Hives

Splits, Nucs, Emergency Re-Q

15 Mar

2^nd Year Beekeeping

County Extension Office

6:30 – 8:30 PM

See course syllabus

22 Mar

2^nd Year Beekeeping

County Extension Office

6:30 – 8:30 PM

See course syllabus

29 Mar

2^nd Year Beekeeping

County Extension Office

6:30 – 8:30 PM

See course syllabus

6 Apr

2^nd Year Beekeeping

Field Day

1200 (noon)

See course syllabus

12 Apr

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do

Mite Eval, Spring Mite Treatment, Swarm Mgt, Package Mgt

13 Apr

Package Installation Class

-Basic Beekeeping Students-

1^st group at 11:30 AM

New group every 30 minutes

Parking lot of County Extension

How to install a package

Students install IEBA packages

11:30, 12:00, 12:30, etc.

20 Apr

Field Day 1

Basic Beekeeping Course

See course syllabus

Group A: 9-1200 am

Group B: 1-4 pm

1 & 2 May

Farm Fair

POC: Scott Ingles

9 May

6^th Grade Conservation Day

POC: Scott Ingles

10 May

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do, Mite checks, Emergency Nucs, Supering, Swarm Control, Splits, Artificial Swarming

? May

Fair Exhibits

How to exhibit your honey and other products from the hive.

18 May

Field Day 2

Basic Beekeeping Course

See course syllabus

Group A: 9-12 am

Group B: 1-4 pm

? May

Judge Training

Training experienced beekeepers to be Judges at the Fairs

12-13 June

WSU Course-Art of Queen Rearing

Sue Colby Instructor

At WSU Fee-$175

2 full day course

14 June

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do, Requeening, Queen excluder use, Fine Tuning Supering, Mite checks

14-15 June

WSU Beekeeping Short Course

-Friday night is Wine Tasting-

Sat full day-pest management and ID, bee biology, queen rearing, and IPM

22 June

Field Day 3

Basic Beekeeping Course

See course syllabus

Group A: 9-12 am

Group B: 1-4 pm

12 July

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do, Honey Flow Discussion, Pulling Honey, Extracting, Winter Requirements, Mite Evals & Treatments

3 Aug

Field Day 4

Basic Beekeeping Course

See course syllabus

Group A: 9-12 am

Group B: 1-4 pm

11 Aug

(Sunday)

PICNIC & Graduation Ceremony

12:00 PM, Sullivan Park

30 Aug

IEBA Meeting – Combined Aug/Sep

Meeting – 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do, Mite & Hive Eval, Feeding, Winter Prep

TBD

Idaho State Fair

TBD

Spokane State Fair

11 Oct

IEBA Monthly Meeting - 6:30 PM

New Beekeeper Questions ≈ 5:00–6:30

Monthly What to Do

Wintering

Wintering Nucs

8 Nov

IEBA Monthly Meeting

Thanksgiving Feast

6:30 PM, Eats 7:00 PM

Monthly What to Do

Guest Speaker

13 Dec

IEBA Monthly Meeting

Christmas Celebration – 6:30 PM

Election of Officers

Monthly What to Do, Picture Presentation/Year in Review