Paseo Del Norte Beekeepers Association

PerfectBee Online Beekeeping Course

In the fall of each year and over winter, PerfectBee offers a free online beekeeping introductory course online to prepare new beekeepers.  We highly recommend this course which is free.  You can register and they will send you notifications of the 40 different segments.  PerfectBee has invested a lot of time and effort to produce this free on-line course, so, please consider them when purchasing beekeeping supplies.  Their store may be found at https://www.perfectbee.com/store.

This information, along with help from a mentor will get you started in beekeeping.  With this knowledge and a mentor will make your beekeeping experience much more enjoyable.

To make it easier to navigate for our members, we will post a link to all lessons, so you can start from the beginning or chose a specific topic. You may notice that there may be a different date on the lesson page than we post below.  We use the date of the email to notify us.  We attempt to update the website the day we receive the email, however we may sometimes miss that goal.

You are encouraged to open discussion on the Facebook page.

The PerfectBee Introduction to Learning Beekeeping!

Section 1.1 The Science of Bees

Why bees rock!

November 1, 2018

The Incredible Diversity of Bees

November 3, 2018

How Honey bees Reproduce

November 4, 2018

Exploring The Process of Pollination

November 7, 2018

Why Bees Can’t Fly

November 9, 2018

The Story of a Single Cell

April 16, 2019

Section 1.2 The Life of Bees

Inside and Out of the Beehive

November 13, 2018

How Bees Sense and React to Their World

November 15, 2018

Why and How Bees Forage

November 18, 2018

How Do Bees Make Honey?

November 20, 2018

Why and How Bees Swarm

November 24, 2018

Section 1.3 About Beekeeping

Beekeeping With Kids

November 25, 2018

Finding Beekeeping Clubs and Mentors

November 28, 2018

Top Beekeeping Books For Your Bookshelf

November 30, 2018

Section 2.1 Your Beehive

A Practical Guide To Starting Beekeeping

December 2, 2018

What Bees Need

December 4, 2018

What Beekeepers Need

December 6, 2018

Introduction to Common Types of Beehives

December 8, 2018

A Look at a Langstroth Beehive

December 8, 2018

A Detailed Look at a Top Bar Beehive

December 8, 2018

A Detailed Look at a Warre Beehive

December 8, 2018

The Practicalities of Setting Up A Beehive

December 10, 2018

Section 2.2 Equipment And Clothing

Beekeeping With A Smoker

December 12, 2018

Using Feeders With Your Beehive

December 12, 2018

Tools For The Beekeeper To Consider

December 14, 2018

Beekeeping Protective Clothing Overview

December 16, 2018

Section 2.3 Starting Your Beehive

Questions For The New Beekeeper

December 17, 2018

Preparing and Installing Your Beehive

December 19, 2018

Obtaining and Installing a Package of Bees

December 19, 2018

Obtaining and Installing a Nucleus Colony of Bees

December 19, 2018

Practical Guidance For The New Beekeeper

December 23, 2018

Contrarian Ideas for Beekeepers to Consider

December 23, 2018

An Overview Of Obtaining Bees for A Beehive

December 23, 2018

An Introduction to the Brood Nest

December 23, 2018

Involving Family and Friends in Beekeeping

December 25, 2018

An Introduction To The Beehive Inspection

January 1, 2019

Inspecting and Understanding the Brood Patterns

January 1, 2019

Tracking Beehive Progress and Keeping Records

January 1, 2019

Beekeeping Myths For The New Beekeeper To Question

January 1, 2019

Beekeeping Advocacy

January 2, 2019

Where To Place A Beehive

January 5, 2019

Section 3 – A Healthy Beehive

A Practical Guide To A Thriving Colony

January 5, 2019

Section 3.1 Threat To Bees

An Introduction To Colony Collapse Disorder

January 2, 2019

The Main Threats to Bees

January 8, 2019

The Threat of Robbing

January 18, 2019

Small Hive Beetles and Bees

January 3, 2019

The Threat of American and European FoulBrood

January 6, 2019

From Tiny Mites to Big Bears

January 7, 2019

The Threat of Varroa Mites: Part 1

January 10, 2019

The Threat of Varroa Mites: Part 2

January 10, 2019

The Amazing Life of the Varroa

April 16, 2019

Section 3.2 Inspecting Your Bees

Approaching Fall and Changes in The Apiary

January 10, 2019

Inspecting And Understanding Brood Patterns

January 10, 2019

Learning From Deadout Inspections

January 12, 2019

The Big Issues To Check at Every Inspection

January 13, 2019

Why And When To Consider Requeening

January 14, 2019

Splitting A Hive

January 14, 2019

An Introduction To Queen Rearing: Part 1

January 16, 2019

An Introduction To Queen Rearing: Part 2

January 17, 2019

An Introduction To Overwintering Honey Bees

January 18, 2019

Spring Approaches and Apiary Springs To Life

January 18, 2019

Recognizing And Avoiding Swarms

January 23, 2019

An Introduction to Cross Comb

January 14, 2019

Managing Hive Capacity

January 21, 2019

Moving A Hive

January 21, 2019

A FAQ For The Committed New Beekeeper

January 23, 2019

Section 3.3 Reaping the Rewards

The Tangible Rewards of Beekeeping

January 26, 2019

An Introduction to Extracting Beeswax

January 26, 2019

From The End Of A Course To The Start of Beekeeping

January 27, 2019