The University of Minnesota Beekeeping short course teaches how to keep bees in cold climates. The method of colony management taught in the course is based on Dr. Basil Furgala's system, which ensures high honey production and wintering success. Other topics covered are equipment needs, disease and mite control, hygienic behavior, and extracting, bottling, and marketing honey. The cost for the two-day course is $120.00 if you register before February 9 and $140.00 after that date. Registration includes two manuals (Beekeeping in Northern Climates and Honey Bee Diseases and Pests), Saturday lunch, and refreshments, and honey tasting. A discount on an accompanying video is available to those who attend the course. The course will be held Saturday (all day) and Sunday (all day), March 8-9.

Dr. Marla Spivak and Mr. Gary S. Reuter teach the course on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. For further information and on-line registration, please visit our web site.

www.extension.umn.edu/honeybees/components/shortcourse.htm