{"id":16115,"date":"2026-04-15T12:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=16115"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:55:13","slug":"learn-how-to-inspect-hives-to-keep-bees-safe-during-may-9-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/connections\/learn-how-to-inspect-hives-to-keep-bees-safe-during-may-9-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to inspect hives to keep bees safe during May 9 workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/04\/TGD-bees-041925-3702-1-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A participant at a bee hive inspection workshop holds up a frame with bees to inspect with the guidance of UMES Extension beekeeper Stephen Goewey\" class=\"wp-image-16116\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992943832909964;width:391px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/04\/TGD-bees-041925-3702-1-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/04\/TGD-bees-041925-3702-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/04\/TGD-bees-041925-3702-1-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/04\/TGD-bees-041925-3702-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/04\/TGD-bees-041925-3702-1-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMES Extension beekeeper Stephen Goewey will lead a hands-on workshop May 9 to teach the basics of hive inspections. &nbsp;\u201cWhat to Expect When You\u2019re Inspecting: Performing Your First Hive Inspection\u201d will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the apiary at UMES\u2019 Research, Extension and Teaching Farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll cover everything you need to know to help you feel confident opening and inspecting a beehive,\u201d Goewey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants will learn how to identify the queen bee, assess brood patterns and recognize healthy versus concerning signs in the hives and colony. Goewey will impart tips to help beginning or improving beekeepers develop a systematic inspection routine to ensure bee safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost is $20 per person with lunch included. Pre-registration is required <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/extension\/calendar_event\/what-to-expect-when-youre-inspecting-performing-first-hive-inspection\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Gail Stephens, agricultural communications and media associate, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, <\/em><a href=\"mailto:gcstephens@umes.edu\"><em>gcstephens@umes.edu<\/em><\/a><em>., 410-621-3850.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Todd Dudek, agricultural communications, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, <\/em><a href=\"mailto:tdudek@umes.edu\"><em>tdudek@umes.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMES Extension beekeeper Stephen Goewey will lead a hands-on workshop May 9 to teach the basics of hive inspections. &nbsp;\u201cWhat to Expect When You\u2019re Inspecting: Performing Your First Hive Inspection\u201d will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the apiary at UMES\u2019 Research, Extension and Teaching Farm. \u201cI\u2019ll cover everything you need to know to&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/connections\/learn-how-to-inspect-hives-to-keep-bees-safe-during-may-9-workshop\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Learn how to inspect hives to keep bees safe during May 9 workshop<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":45,"footnotes":""},"categories":[187,45],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-16115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-april-2026-connections","category-connections"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16115"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=16115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}