Information Package / Course Catalogue
Beekeeping I
Course Code: AR120
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Honey bee body structure, the characteristics of individuals that make up the colony, division of labor, knowledge transfer, direction finding, and sheets of embossed wax secretion, fry feed, food transfer, colony defense, looting, Air Conditioning, nest cleaning in Tarlac behavior of bees, nectar, pollen, water , propolis collection, sons-related behaviors, motherless colonies behavior, wintering behavior, hormones and pheromones, technical conditions necessary for beekeeping, Modern beekeeping tools and equipment, the importance of the management of the colony, in the Spring term studies, the Son term studies, both theoretical and practical is to be found.

Course Content

The course contains the general characteristics and behavior of honey bees.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the viability of honeybees in the colony
2.To be able to comprehend bee colony division of labor
3.To be able to comprehend bee behavior
4.To be able to comprehend bees hormones and pheromones
5.To be able to comprehend technical beekeeping conditions and maintenance of the spring, to harvest honey
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Honey bee body structure, the formation of honey
Week 1 - Practice
Honey bee body structure, the formation of honey
Week 2 - Theoretical
Individuals and properties of colony
Week 2 - Practice
Display of the characteristics of individuals within the colony and
Week 3 - Theoretical
features related to the life of the worker bees and division of labor
Week 3 - Practice
worker bees work
Week 4 - Practice
honeycomb wax secretion and processing
Week 5 - Theoretical
The defense of the colony, irritability and bee allergy, plunderers
Week 5 - Practice
behavior of worker bees
Week 6 - Theoretical
Male bees life
Week 6 - Practice
Male bees life
Week 7 - Theoretical
Air Conditioning, nest removal, the mother of the behavior of bees Tarlacı behavior of bees, wintering behavior,
Week 7 - Practice
Maintenance and preparation for autumn winter bees
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
MID- TERM
Week 9 - Theoretical
What is the Son-making behavior of bees, and bees do not swarm
Week 9 - Practice
Give bees swarm prevention methods
Week 10 - Theoretical
hormones
Week 10 - Practice
Maintaining bee hives
Week 11 - Theoretical
pheromones
Week 11 - Practice
Maintaining bee hives
Week 12 - Theoretical
Technical conditions of beekeeping
Week 12 - Practice
The current status of beekeeping
Week 13 - Theoretical
beekeeping spring maintenance
Week 13 - Practice
field work
Week 14 - Theoretical
How to harvest honey
Week 14 - Practice
taking care of bees in spring
Week 15 - Theoretical
honey harvest
Week 15 - Practice
honey harvest
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory201428
Lecture - Practice201428
Land Work80432
Reading50210
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
4
3
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026