Centre for Ecological Apiculture


 
First lessons in technique of Top bar api culture
Practical apiary courses and distance course organic / ecological beekeeping/ Traineeship topbar beekeeping naturally


 

 
 
 
 
 

 

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Well begun is half done: natural beekeeping without cruelty to animals, without frames, artificial parts of the comb and expensive equipment. Become partner-apiary of Centre for ecological Apiculture!

Here you find everything you need as a beginner: Courses, also distance courses, classes in natural topbar beekeeping, traineeship for becoming a certified partner-apiary of the Centre for ecological Apiculture, topbar hives, natural swarms and equipment.

More Infos: Centre for ecological Apiculture and natural Apitherapy (contact DI Michael Thiele: Tel. +49 5652917899, Fax: +49 32223740527)
 


Did you know that the Centre for Ecological Apiculture is the only Institution in Germany where bees are being cept solely in top-bar-hives and allowed to draw out their combs themselves without frames, in contrast to bees from beekeepers who need to get along with plastic combs in plastic hives, wood frames, artificial wax or foundation and wire or even need to live in socalled "skyscaperhives" together with up to six (!) queens per colony?

Did you know that the Centre for Ecological Apiculture is the only Institution worldwide who offers a Traineeship for becoming a certified apiary of Centre for ecological Apiculture?

For beginners it is also possible to purchase Top-bar-hives constructed according standards of Centre for ecological Apiculture. Tel. +49 (0) 5652 917899


You want to become a certified partner-apiary or certifier of centre for ecological Apiculture? Go to:
Practical Certificate Courses in Ecological Beekeeping

# 19 First lessons in cruelty free organic / ecological top-bar-beekeeping. Beekeeping for beginner, biodynamic topbar hive beekeeping - (distance / internet course) without certificate

23. revisited and updated edition August 2009

This course is useful together with a practical apiary course. You may register for this course also outside the beekeeping season. And in contrast to a book you have the possibillity to receive e-mail support by our training team during your beginning of beekeeping naturally. Also if you want to change from mainstream beekeeping to topbar-beekeeping, this distance course offers useful hints.

For this course you also don't need to pay semester fees. The units may be send by regular post. 

All what you need to know  - useful in connection with practical one-day-courses
including self-test: Is my apiary suitable for organic beekeeping, beekeeping considering the character of bees?
How to become a certified beekeeper of centre for ecological Apiculture?

First lessons in organic / ecological api culture:
on Location of bees colonies, 
suitable landscapes for organic/ecological beekeeping
on the character of bees, 
bee hive, Top-bar-hives, how to change from framehive-beekeeping to
topbar-beekeeping?
beekeeping in ancient Greece, Egypt, 
maintaining honeybees' health, 
preventive measures and disease control, varroaresitence
how to obtain a good practice in harvesting run honey, comb in the comb, 
propolis, beebread, beewax, royal gelly without cruelty to the beecolony, 
without residuals;
how to handle bees, 
how to find the right time to go to the bees,
processing, materials, filling, 
The science of honey
Honey quality, how do we know that beeproduce like propolis, 
beebread, comb in the comb, royal gelly are naturally pure?
chemical and physical analysis of honey and other beeproduce, 
contents of honey, 
residuals in honey, propolis, and other beeproduce;
on the question: quality-foods or degenerated products? 
quality according standards of Centre for ecological Apiculture
and understanding of honeyquality in mainstream "organic beekeeping"; 
how to become a certified organic beekeeper;
on how to storage honey, 
discussion of  standards of Centre for ecological Apiculture
in beekeeping considering the character of bees.
what does the Top-bar-beekeeper needs in the beginning? 
On equipment and tools; 
Construction plan for Top-bar-hive designed in Centre for ecological Apiculture; 

Application possible every day. Just print out application form, complete 
and send back via regular post or fax to centre for ecological Apiculture.

Application form

You want to apply for membership in order to receive a 10 % discount on all courses? More infos


# 37 practical apiary course ("one-day-information-course") - without certificate

Become aquainted with ecological beekeeping in Top-bar-hives!

You'll learn more, if you subscribe for distance course # 19 (First lessons in organic / ecological top-bar-beekeeping. Beekeeping for beginner, biodynamic topbar hive beekeeping - distance / internet course) before starting practical "One-day-information-course"

More Information on "one-day-information-course"

Just print out application form, complete and send back via regular post or fax to Centre for ecological Apiculture.

Application form

You want to apply for membership in order to receive a 10 % discount on all courses? More infos


# 62: Traineeship / hands-on training / instruction courses in the centre for ecological apiculture for becoming a certified Apiary of the centre for ecological Apiculture (# 62)

Sign up now for hands-on training 2009/2010 ecological beekeeping in Top-bar-hives without cruelty to animals until 2009 August 31! 

Did you know that the Centre for Ecological Apiculture is the only Institution worldwide who offers a Traineeship for becoming a certified apiary of Centre for ecological Apiculture?

Duration: two Semester 
This hands-on training is useful for beginners as well as for those beekeepers who are fed up with mainstream beekeeping and want to become partner-apiary of the Centre for ecological Apiculture. 

This training is also useful for students and sideliners.

By the way more and more partner-apiaries are needed, that means those who are successful applicants of final class and graduated in natural beekeeping (#62)!

All what you need to know :
Lessons on Location of bees colonies, 
suitable landscapes for organic/ecological beekeeping
on the character of bees, 
how to manage Top-bar-hives, 
maintaining honeybees' health, 
preventive measures and disease control, varroaresitence
how to obtain a good practice in honey harvest, 
how to handle bees, 
how to find the right time to go to the bees, 
Honey quality, how to obtain pure comb honey, pollen, propolis
Lessons on processing, 
materials, filling, sieving, filtration, 
on how to storage honey, 
discussion of  our standards in beekeeping
considering the character of bees.

Lessons on what does the beekeeper need in the beginning? 
On equipment and tools;
on simple hives mainly used in the world, especially Top-bar-hives; 
how to produce comb-honey according standards of centre for ecological Apiculture;
Maintaining honeybees' health; 
disease control with organic acids 
On price calculation in this sector for high quality products

Lessons on beekeeping considering the character of bees; 
what happens in a beecolony? 
On drones, queens, workers, communication; 
on population during the year, 
on temperature control and critical temperature for the honeybee; 
what do I need to know, if I want to work together with the bees in order to strengthen the colony? 
How can I work with the bees without doing an assault upon the colony? 
On comb spacing, combs, inspection of the hives, 
swarm prevention/management and control, 
making new colonies within swarming mood; 
what are possible results of artificial queen rearing ("grafting")? 
On telluric and extratelluric forces according M. Thun; 

More information or if you want to become a certified apiary or certifier of centre for ecological Apiculture? Go to: Practical Certificate Courses in Ecological Beekeeping

Registration deadline for 2009/2010: 2009/09/15

Registration form
You want to apply for membership in order to receive a 10 % discount on all courses? More infos
Application form membership and top-bar-beekeeping courses for beginners
 


# 40 Organic / ecological topbar beekeeping. Apiary courses for beginners (practical course) - without certificate

Duration: 3 days.
 

Registration deadline for 2009/2010: 2009/09/15

Registration form

You want to apply for membership in order to receive a 10 % discount on all courses? More infos
 


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