BIOL 476 - Apiculture and Bee Biology Lab

Description

Hours: Three hours lab per week Prerequisite: BIOL 200 and Consent of Instructor Required for Enrollment Corequisite: BIOL 475 Description: This laboratory course is intended to complement the lecture by providing students hands on experience in handling bees. Students will be exposed to the diversity of bees and their behaviors, as well as taught how to examine honey bee colonies and basic beekeeping techniques. Laboratory exercises will also encompass honey bee products, crop pollination, and how to promote solitary bees.

Meeting Information

Info current as 11/4/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
F  12:00 PM  -  2:50 PM  Aliso Hall 131 1/22/2022 - 5/20/2022 Ruben Alarcon

Status: Open
Class Number: 2564
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 1.00
Class Components: Laboratory
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/22/2022 - 5/20/2022
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 6
Available Seats: 9
Wait List Capacity: 5
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781878075291
Title: Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeping Revised Printing
Publisher: Wicwas Press, LLC
Author: Caron

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781400874156
Title: The Bees in Your Backyard
Publisher: Princeton Univ Press c/o Perse
Author: Messinger Carril

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780691160771
Title: Bees in Your Backyard
Publisher: Princeton Univ Press c/o Perse
Author: Wilson

More textbook information including prices

Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Includes any In Person Meeting
  • CS Numbers 15-17

Notes

Co-requisite Course Required
Consent of Instructor Required