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First year of beekeeping

Welcome to your first year of beekeeping

Welcome words (1:57)

Good beekeeping practices

Getting into beekeeping (3:48)
A guide to good beekeeping practices

The honey bee colony

Functioning of the honey bee colony (9:16)
Types of honey bees (4:44)
Choosing my first colony

The hive

Functionning of a beehive (4:26)
The types of beehives (4:55)
Choosing a hive type
Apiary site (3:25)

Managing my first beehive

Equipment and storage
Getting a colony of bees
Practical lesson 1: How to install a nucleus colony (5:46)
Inspecting and observing a colony of bees (5:37)
Practical lesson 2: How to inspect a beehive (8:05)
Feeding the colony (2:11)
A guide to honeybees feeding
Swarming prevention and management (5:52)
Practical lesson 3: Swarm control with the nucleus method (3:35)
Winter preparation and monitoring

Pests and diseases

A guide to honeybees pests and diseases

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