Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
OT185	Seasonal Studies in Beekeeping	Elective	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Depending on the season to give information about the applications that should be done in technical beekeeping

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	1 To learn the general controls of the bucket, to learn how much food should be in the hive when entering the winter
2	To learn wintering methods inside and outside, To learn how to give wintering mechanism to the colonies
3	To learn the importance of autumn promoting syrup, To learn autumn period and preparation for wintering
4	To learn wintering methods inside and outside, To learn how to give wintering mechanism to the colonies
5	To learn the physiology of wintering, providing energy in wintering and changes in bee cluster in temperature changes
6	To learn stroller beekeeping, The necessity of stroller beekeeping in our country and to learn stroller beekeeping mobility
7	To learn the reasons, rules and time of feeding the bees, To prepare the bee cake and give it to the bees
8	To learn the basic principles of combining colonies
9	To learn the transportation of bees and the selection of accommodation, To learn the procedure of migratory beekeeping
10	To learn the important criteria in the selection of the region to beekeeping, to learn how to place colonies in apiary

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Autumn period and wintering, Autumn feeding, Combating bee diseases and parasites, Combining colonies, General care and feeding of bees depending on the season, precautions against diseases, choice of bee place, honey harvest

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	1 The condition of the queen bee, Combining weak colonies 2 disease control, release of necessary food for the winter, 3 Autumn period and wintering, Autumn feeding 4 Wintering methods: Wintering inside-wintering outside, giving the colonies a wintering order. 5 Wintering Physiology 6 migration is required by migratory beekeeping and beekeeping movement in Turkey, some basic principles of beekeeping Timberlake. 7 Reasons of feeding, Feeding rules. 8 mid-term exam mid-term exam 9 Feeding times, Cake feeding. 10 Basic principles in uniting colonies. 11 Stupidity, False Mother, Main Renewal Stupidity, False Mother, Main Renewal 12 Bees transport. 13 Choice of accommodation. 14 Selection of the place of apiary. 15 Taking colonies to apiary. 16 Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	25
Makeup Examination	1	60
Homework	1	15
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	60
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	40
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	30	30
Final Examination	1	30	30
Makeup Examination	1	30	30
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	30	30
Homework	1	60	60
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

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