While live bee removal started in an effort to save feral honey bee colonies from extermination, today it is its own industry in the bee world. This bee-Learning Short Course explores the many practices that beekeepers use to prevent, trap, and remove nuisance honey bee colonies. This course will provide you with a solid bee removal foundation on which you can continue to build your skills with hands-on practice and guidance from an experienced mentor.

This short course includes the following lessons:

1. Bee-Proofing a Property
2. An Introduction to Bee Removal
3. Capturing and Trapping Swarms
4. Removing Established Colonies
5. Best Practices After Colony Removal

Important Information

• Software requirements: For the best user experiece use Chrome when accessing this course. Some features in this course are not be compatible with other internet browsers. 
• Lessons in this course overlap with lessons in the Master Beekeeper online course, part of the UF/IFAS Master Beekeeper Program.
• bee-Learning Short Courses are completely self-paced, although must be completed within 60 days of registering.
• You will receive a certificate of completion for this course via email after you have passed the final assessment and completed the course exit survey.
• No refunds will be granted for this course after the course has been accessed.