Thanks Lee and good to see you are still keeping bees...
That is a very difficult question BarkersDozen but both are beginners schools and the programs are suppose to be designed to attract that crowd. Most folks with any experience would still find one or two subject interesting. We have a lady from up Dallas way that is pretty much an expert on native bee plants. Most classes are reduced to the basics... bee biology, building equipment, equipment choice and of course a class on top bars and the products of the hive. This time around I did a class on growing and selling bees (a flop I might add) and how to light a smoker (which went over very well).... go figure!
Dr Rangel usually does a class in queen biology and the students something related to their work.
The state beekeeper association (TBA) will have their convention the end of the second week of November and Dr Rangel and I shall be doing a half day program on Queen Rearing... that should be fun...
Gene in Central Texas...