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Free for everyone: an 87-lesson Course Book, our sources, and answers to common questions.

The Course Book

87 lessons, from your first hive to Georgia Certified Beekeeper topics

An open book on a hive lid with honey and bulletins

How to use it

Open the Course Book ▸ Practice exam ▸

How to read your weekly report

A quick tour

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Your Week Ahead

The best days and hours to open your hives, from your own local forecast, and how the past four weeks compared with normal.

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Your Hive To-Do List

Each hive's jobs this week, most important first, with why and how and the lesson to read.

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Local Forage

What's blooming near you now and what's coming next.

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Your Hives

A report card for each hive from what you sent: mites, queen, brood, stores, and what to do first.

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How Your Hives Are Doing

Your whole year, week by week, in color. Every report you send fills in another week.

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Health Watch

What to look for this time of year, and why it matters.

Our sources

Where every fact comes from

UGA ExtensionUGA Bee ProgramUSDAHoney Bee Health CoalitionUF/IFASNOAA weatherNational Weather ServiceFDA (honey labels)

Every page in the report and every lesson names its sources. Where experienced beekeepers do things differently, we say so.

Common questions

Answers

I'm brand new. Is this for me?

Yes. The lessons start where you are, and every report says what to do first.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It comes by email every Sunday. Print it or read it on your phone.

Do I need a password?

No. Your weekly email carries your own links.

How do I stop it?

Every email has an Unsubscribe link at the bottom. One tap, no questions.