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Course Description

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the broad field of beekeeping. It will include honey bee biology and behaviour, management for honey production, products of the hive, pests and enemies and the value of bees as pollinators of agricultural crops.

What You'll Learn

By the end of the course, the learning should be able to:

  • Identify and describe the fundaments and scientific basis of beekeeping;
  • Recognize biological principles applicable to many organisms by using the honey bee as a study subject;
  • Appreciate the importance of honey bees as beneficial insects involved in food production and in ecosystem sustainability;
  • Explain management practices involved in keeping honeybees healthy and productive; and
  • Search, interpret, discuss and communicate in writing aspects of scientific literature relating to honey bee biology.

Equate(s): ENVB*2210

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*Course details are subject to change.

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