Bootcamp Premium Training – 2 Day Access

Thank you for choosing Mountain Sweet Honey as your source of beekeeping training! Over the years, Ray Civitts has trained over 3,000 beekeepers during our One Day – Beekeeping Boot Camp held at our facility in Toccoa, GA.

We have heard from hundreds of beekeepers who wanted to attend but could not due to scheduling or costs with attending. The good news is that we recently recorded our beekeeping boot camp so that you could learn at your leisure in the comfort of your home. You will find that this beekeeping training starts out as if you knew nothing about beekeeping and we build from that point.

Some of the many topics taught in this 4 hour video series is:
– Where did honey bees originate from?
– The role of the queen bee?
– The role of the worker bees?
– The role of the drone?
– What is a colony?
– Discuss a bee life cycle?
– What are the traits of Italian honey bees?
– What are the traits of the Carniolan honey bee?
– What is the difference between a nuc and a package?
– How to properly position your hive?
– How are bees sold?
– When is the best time to have bees delivered or picked up?
– Beekeeping tools explained
– Woodware explained
– Wax vs plastic wax coated foundation
– Smoker fuel
– Feeding the bees explained
– Identifying parts and functions of a brood frame
– Identifying queen cells
– Identifying a laying worker
– Typical brood patterns demonstrated
– Different types of hive stands
– Properly placing your hive
– Bee yard maintenance
– Inspecting a hive demonstration
– Demonstration of installing a package of bees
– What causes swarms?
– Catching swarms
– Nectar sources
– Marketing honey
– Cottage kitchen vs. Commercial kitchen

Please note that all viewing purchases begin when the product is purchased.

You may choose to purchase the color slide presentation that is discussed during this training. Additionally, there is a beekeeping Basics manual that goes adds to where we leave off in this training session.

Ray highly recommends all beekeepers to add these two learning materials to your beekeeping library for use now and into the future. Each of these can be added for $19.99 each.