Information Package / Course Catalogue
Beekeeping Practise of Autumn
Course Code: AR237
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 0
Prt.: 4
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

This course is aimed to learn about spring maintenance of colonies, colonies feeding, disease and pest control, the son generation, production of pollen, royal jelly production, the preparation of the source of nectar and honey harvesting colonies and also colony with two main bees management system, management system packages are shown practically

Course Content

Maintenance of colonies in spring honey flow preparation and other modern techniques to apply at each stage of production according to the model

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to care colony in spring
2.To be able to care colonies in swarm period
3.To be able to manage the colonies of honey for the preparation of honey flow
4.To be able to comprehend learn the implementation of the different production techniques
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Modern Arıcılık Teknikleri (Prof. Dr. Musin Doğaroğlu ISBN:975-94210-0-3
2.Arıcılığın Temel Esasları (Prof. Dr. Ferhat Genç, Doç. Dr. Ahmet Dodoloğlu Atatürk Ü. Ziraat Fak.Yayınları No:160)
3.Uygulamalı Arıcılık(Enver Öder,ISBN :975-9944-62-243-5)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Practice
Maintaining colonies
Week 2 - Practice
Maintaining colonies
Week 3 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in spring
Week 4 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in spring
Week 5 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in spring
Week 6 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in spring
Week 7 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in spring
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in the swarm period
Week 10 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in the swarm period
Week 11 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in the swarm period
Week 12 - Practice
Maintaining colonies in the swarm period
Week 13 - Practice
Preparation of the colonies for honey flow
Week 14 - Practice
Preparation of the colonies for honey flow
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 - Practice401352
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)54
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes