Le Rucher du Périgord
Training

Courses taught

Date

Place

1 Theoretical Course:
                                                                   
Administrative information.
The colony, presentation of honey bee, its functions, its essential presence in nature. Organization in the colony.


04th February
at 2.30 pm


Lycée Agricole

2 Theoretical Course:

The habitat: different types of bee hive, elements of the bee hive, the equipment, maintenance, frame mounting/assembly.


18th February
at 2.30 pm


Lycée Agricole

3 Theoretical Course:

The brood deseases: American Fool Brood (A.F.B.)
A parasite: the Varroa mite, how to eradicate.
A predator: the Asian Hornet.
Authorised treatment, the "poisoning"
The Queen-less bee hive, orphan bee hive.



17th March
at 2.30 pm



Lycée Agricole

4 Practical Training:

Spring inspection/check up in the hive.
Change and install new frames, the bottom board.
Checking the supplies.
Unification, set up partitions, disinfection of tools.




31st April
at 2.30 pm




Beekeeping
School

5 Practical Training:

Bee hive transfer; and top up super/upper boxes.
The swarming.


14th April
at 2.30 pm


Beekeeping
School

6 Practical Training:

How do I find and mark the queen.
Create artificial swarms.


05th May
at 2.30 pm


Beekeeping
School

7 Theoretical and practical training day:

Theoretical Training and free training assessment  ------------------9:30 am---------------------------------

Practical Training and preparation of the spring crop  --------------2:30 pm---------------------------------




02nd June 2012



------Lycée Agricole


----------Beekeeping
School

8 Practical Training:                                      








Bee queen rearing day will take place in Thiviers all day long.






24th of June






In Thiviers
Mr Robert BESSE
Les Perrières
24800 Thiviers

9 Practical Training:

Inspection and check up of swarms.


30th June
at 2.30 pm


Beekeeping
School

10 Practical Training:

Honey harvest in the apiary, demonstration.
Crop, uncapping, extraction, licking of the honey comb residue.
How to use the wax boiler?
Picnic



26th August
at 9.30 am



Beekeeping
School

11 Practical Training:

Autumn inspection of the apiary before winter/ hibernation
Treatments, set up of the strips, storage of frames and super.



01st September
at 2.30 pm



Beekeeping
School
 
- Responsible of the Beekeeping Yard : Mr Cyril Leynaert
- Training and Beekeeping Yard operation- Patrice Bruneau,Eric Devaure, Pierre Dufour, Cyril Leynaert, Jacques Parouty,
                                                                                Alain Buisson
Program 2012






Theoretical Courses will take place at the Lycée Agricole (Agricultural High School) in Coulounieix-Chamiers at 2.30 pm.

 

Practical Training will take place at the Rucher Ecole (BeeKeeping School) in the Hamlet of Camp César at 2.30 pm.