NOTE: This is an IN-PERSON Class. Mandatory Covid protocols are listed below.
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LOCATION: Montgomery College
ADDRESS: 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD 20850
BUILDING: Science West (See campus map below)
ROOM: 301 (turn right at the T-Rex in the atrium)
DAY: Saturday, February 26, 2022
TIME: 8:30AM - 4:45PM (Doors open at 8:00 AM)
COST: $50/person (Only Current MSBA members may enroll. To Join MSBA, click here)
LIMITED: Only 50 students may enroll
COVID MANDATES
All attendees must wear masks covering mouth and nose, per Montgomery College guidelines. (teachers may remove masks while teaching)
Please keep fellow beekeepers safe. To protect our teachers and members, if you are feeling ill, or suspect you were exposed to Covid, DO NOT COME - we will refund your money in full.
FULL Day of Learning:
| TIME | Duration | What is Happening! | Instructor |
| 8:00 | 0:30 | Room is open for arrivals | |
| 8:30 | 0:30 | Intro to class, administrivia, Why Split? Advantages of splitting. Timing in Maryland | Kim Mehalick |
| 9:00 | 0:45 | Scientific reason for splits: Varroa control; Healthy hives; Statistical Information from BIP | Nathalie Steinhauer |
| 9:45 | 0:10 | *** BREAK | |
| 9:55 | 0:45 | Even and walkaway splits | Mark Dykes |
| 10:40 | 0:45 | Snellgrove method | Kim Mehalick |
| 11:25 | 1.00 | *** LUNCH | |
| 12:25 | 0:40 | OTS method | David Clark |
| 13:05 | 0:40 | Making a nuc in your own yard: what to look for when you purchase one | Mark Dykes |
| 13:45 | 0:45 | Sustainable Apiary | Larry Truchon |
| 14:30 | 0:10 | BREAK | |
| 14:40 | 0:45 | Nuc Production | Jim Frasier |
| 15:25 | 0:45 | Overwintering Nucs, Using Animal Husbandry Best Practices, Nutrition... | Jason Hough |
| 16:10 | 0:30 | Final Q and A with instructors |
REMEMBER to:
+ bring your lunch, you will not have time to leave to purchase food
+ be prepared to take good notes. This class will not be recorded.
+ bring your mask
+ To enroll you must be an MSBA member
+ To enroll, you must be LOGGED IN to this website
+ When all 50 seats are purchased, the enrollment page will say "Sold Out", and you will not be able to add the class to your shopping cart.
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The Nucs and Splits class will be in the Science West Building, marked SW on this campus map:
