These are two hour classes and will be taught at my home at 2430 Corey St, Longmont, CO. The class size limit is 10 students. The cost will be $80/class. To register, just email me. If there are fewer than 4 students registered, then the class may be cancelled. If you have questions, feel free to contact me.

To keep bees (alive) you have to have a varroa management plan!

The varroa/virus complex is the #1 cause of colony death in your first 5 years!

Unmanaged varroa will kill your bees, guaranteed.

>Varroa biology

>Varroa as a vector of bee viruses

>What varroa does to bees

>Your responsibilities

>Ways of monitoring varroa levels

>Treatment options - IPM, organic, synthetic

>Myths and realities of bee genetics and varroa resistance

Dates and times TBD. Check back in June