Greetings, 

I have been asked to teach “Sustainable Beekeeping” class, under a 
Sustainable Horticulture program here at OSU-OKC, and I have a few 
practical questions for those who taught or have given some thoughts about 
teaching a similar class:

1.	Should I ask the students to purchase the whole protective outfit, 
or only a hat and a veil to lower the cost?
2.	Since the school does not own a hive, I will be using my own 
apiaries as part of students’ practicum, a hands-on field experience, 
required for the course.  How much should I charge for letting the school 
use my own bees?  
3.	Should I ask the students to sign off a legal disclaimer against 
potential life-threatening situations caused by bee-stings although I 
cannot imagine how someone would knowingly sign up for the course when 
he/she is truly allergic?  I am, nevertheless, well aware that colleges 
have closed their horseback riding classes due to actual life-altering 
tragedies and the resultant litigations. 

The above is all I can think of for now since my brain is fried, busy from 
picking up feral swarms and rescuing them from structures; incidentally, I 
am seeing, so far, smaller swarms, typically smaller than three-deep-
framers.  I hope their size improves as we head into May, a full-blown 
swarm season around here.  As always, I would appreciate your thoughtful 
insights, inputs, and comments.

Thanking you in advance,

Yoon

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