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Saturday, April 5th, 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
This is a four hour class on the subject of splitting bee colonies, commonly known as an "increase".
Every beekeeper needs to know how to perform this essential skill to manage their bee colonies. Beekeepers perform splits for various reasons:
Late spring is one of the most common times for creating hive splits. It is a natural time of increase for honey bee colonies. For the beekeeper with a strong, growing honey bee colony, splitting a hive to prevent swarming makes sense. Essentially, you are splitting a hive before they split themselves. Spring is the optimum time for making a hive split. It is a time of rapid growth for the honey bee colony. When done properly, both “halves” of the colony will grow into productive beehives.
Dolly and Leonard will walk students through various methods of splitting hives.
What you need to bring to class:
Venue: In-Person Class, Rocky Mountain Bee Supply LLC, 24 S. Walnut St., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80905
Parking: There will be limited parking in our lot; overflow parking will be in the lot immediately to our west or in the northern part of the Western Omelette Diner across the alley. DO NOT PARK IN THE 64 STORE LOT...THEY WILL TOW YOU.
Refund Policy: Cancellations will be given a refund minus a 3.5% credit card fee.
Please note: No recording permitted. Power point slides, photos, and any materials distributed during class are copyrighted, all rights reserved, and are intended for the use only by the original purchaser of the class and are not to be downloaded, distributed, or shared without express permission from Rocky Mountain Bee Supply LLC. Copyright, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Beekeepers Bio:
Leonard and Dolly Rickerman have been keeping bees on the Front Range for well over a decade. A family business, we have several commercial bee yards that we run for honey production, pollination services, nuc production, and queen rearing. This class is designed to give beginners an intense overview of beekeeping here in Colorado so that they may grow to be successful beekeepers. Rocky Mountain Bee Supply is dedicated to the success of hobbyist beekeepers and the passion for beekeeping by teaching best beekeeping practices. Our learning never stops.
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