Information Package / Course Catalogue
Bee Care and Health
Course Code: LVS224
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Training medical assistant who can work on beekeeping sector and can educate public.

Course Content

History of Beekeeping, Morphology and Biology of Honey bee, Honey bee products and diseases

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Tayfun ŞAHİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Bee races and hive types
2.Hive management
3.Bee biology
4.Harvesting
5.Queen control and rearing, taking swarm
6.Parasitic, viral and bacterial diseases of bees. Their ethiology, biology, symptoms, diagnose, treatment and control
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Honey bee breeding, products, diseases ed. Ahmet Doğanay, Levent Aydın
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
History of beekeeping
Week 3 - Theoretical
Honey bee anatomy
Week 4 - Theoretical
Honey bee breeds
Week 5 - Theoretical
Biological characteristics of honey bee
Week 6 - Theoretical
Honey bee products
Week 7 - Theoretical
Honey bee products
Week 8 - Theoretical
Swarming in beekeeping and roving beekeeping
Week 9 - Theoretical
Equipment used in beekeeping
Week 10 - Theoretical
Wintering and feeding of bees in beekeeping
Week 11 - Theoretical
Spring work and predation in beekeeping
Week 12 - Theoretical
Organic beekeeping
Week 13 - Theoretical
Honey bee diseases and pests
Week 14 - Theoretical
Honey bee diseases and pests
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026