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Bee Study Guide

Certified Beekeeper:

Honey Bee Introduction
The Honey Bees’ World
The Honey Bee’s Life
Anatomy of a Honey Bee
- Honey Bee Anatomy
- Head
- Thorax
- Abdomen
The Honey Bee Colony and the Hive
- Inside the Hive
- Hive Accessories
Beekeeping Items
- Identification and Use
Starting Beekeeping
- Getting Started
Colony Management
Offseason Management
- Preparing for Winter
- Cold Weather Strategies
Disorders and Parasites
Beehive Products
Pollination
- Flowers
- Pollinating Insects
Pollinator Conservation
- Conservation
Insect ID
- Insect Identification
Certified Beekeeper Testing

Journeyman/Master Beekeeper:

Journeyman Introduction
- An Introduction to the Honey Bee
- Beekeeping in North America and Georgia
Honeybee Anatomy
Nest Architecture
Spring Management
Swarming and Seasonal History
Splits
- Purpose and Timing of Splits
- Splitting Methods
Bee Communication
Pheromones
Honey Bee Queens
Africanized Bees
Products from the Hive
Journeyman Insect ID
- Journeyman Insect Identification
- Side-by-side Comparisons
Fall and Winter Management
- Colony Management in Fall and Winter
The Biology of Pollination
- Pollination Biology
Foulbrood: American & European
Small Hive Beetles
- Small Hive Beetles (SHB)
Tracheal Mites
- Tracheal Mites
Journeyman Beekeeper Testing
Master Beekeeper Testing

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

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The Honey Bee’s Life

The Honey Bee’s Life#

Description

In this chapter honey bee development, cell construction, communication and objectives of the colony will be covered.

Honey Bee Development
Beeswax and Brood Cells
Communication Inside the Colony
Objectives inside colony

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By Jennifer A. Berry, Bradley J. Barnes, and the University of Georgia.

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