Nine learning sessions for 8 months, from April until November. A session is 2 hours of apiary
time and instructions about bees, equipment, techniques, and apiary management.
This program will prepared you to start beekeeping and continue to learn about the facinating
world of the honeybee.
You must provide your own bee jacket as minimum protection.
A more wallet friendly option. The same program, except apiary time is for observation only,
no hands-on training.
You only need a less expensive veil to be in the apiary.
Open Apiary 3:00p - 6:00pm on selected days.
Any of the program students can come to the apiary. You can watch, at a distance, without protection; you can come up to the working area if you have a veil; and, you can work in a hive if you have a bee jacket. This is for all students, not just students in the hands-on option.
Group 1 meets the 1st. Saturday of the month at 3:30pm.
Group 3 meets the 3rd. Saturday of each month at 3:30pm.
The program is limited to 4 hands-on students and 6 observation students for each group.
* NOTE for session 1 *
Session 1 for both groups will meet on April 17, 2027.
Group 1 will meet at 3:30pm and Group 3 will meet at 6:00pm.
* NOTE for session 2 *
Session 2 will be between 24th. and 28th. of April.
You will be notified when the bees arrive. Installation will be that evening.
Group 1 will install the bees at 3:30pm and Group 3 will install the bees at 6:00pm.
The bees will be installed with or without you.
Session 1
April 17, 2027 -- 3:30pm
Bees, hive, and tools
Session 2
Last Wk April TBA. Time will be 3:30pm
Install bee packages.(2 packages/Group)
More about bees.
All sessions will now be on the 1 Satuday of each month at 3:30pm.
Session 3
May 01, 2027
Pests, Swarming
Session 4
June 05, 2027
Seasons, Honey Flow
Session 5
July 03, 2027
Bee Health and Queen-right
Session 6
August 07, 2027
Mite Control and Treatments
Session 7
September 04, 2027
Building Equipment
Session 8
October 02, 2027
Winterizing
Session 9
November 06, 2027
The reality of beekeeping
Wrap-up Q&A
Session 1
April 17, 2027 -- 6:00pm
Bees, hive, and tools
Session 2
Last Wk April TBA. Time will be 6:00pm
Install bee packages.(2 packages/Group)
More about bees.
All sessions will now be on the 3 Satuday of each month at 3:30pm.
Session 3
May 15, 2027
Pests, Swarming
Session 4
June 19, 2027
Seasons, Honey Flow
Session 5
July 17, 2027
Mite Control and Treatments
Session 6
August 21, 2027
Bee Health and Queen-right
Session 7
September 18, 2027
Building Equipment
Session 8
October 16, 2027
Winterizing
Session 9
November 20, 2027
The reality of beekeeping
Wrap-up Q&A