Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BEEKEEPING ALVS208 4. Semester 0 + 0 0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This is the class that focuses on the biology and management of honey bees. The aim of the course is to teach the fundamentals of honey bee biology and colony management.
Course Content Apiculture and its importance to modern agriculture, the history of apiculture, classification of bees, geographical honey bee races, colony life history, colony members and their properties, caste differentiation and sex determination, the genetic structure of the colony, basic beekeeping principles, colony management, and seasonal practices, swarming, queen rearing
Learning Outcomes 1) Know the honey bee products and their use.
2) Define the social structure of the honey bee.
3) Describe the basic principles of colony management.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Definition of beekeeping, the significance of honey bees in agriculture, short description of honey bee products Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week .Beekeeping in the World and in Turkey, the history of beekeeping Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week .Bees in Systematics, classification and description of honey bee species, geographic variation in honey bee subspecies and classification of geographic races, the race concept in honey bees, morphometry in discrimination of honey bee subspecies Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week .Economical honey bee subspecies: European Black, Italian, Carniolan and Caucasian honeybees Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Caron, D M (1999) Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping. Wicwas Press; Connecticut, USA. pp. 355.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15555
PY25555
PY35555
PY45555

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 5
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 7 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 7 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 7 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 7 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 7 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload