Courses and Workshops
Beekeeping Courses & Workshops
Hands-on experience can really make a difference!
Learn from experienced beekeepers who value your interest in learning how to safely and responsibly provide a healthy environment for your bees to prosper.
Because many of our courses & workshops have a hands-on component, as well as classroom and homework, most offerings are arranged so that the information provided coincides with the occurrences of the beekeeping year.
For this reason our class offerings are as seasonal as keeping bees is.
Successful completion of all course materials and attendance of lectures and hands-on sessions merits a certificate of completion for that course or workshop.
We currently offer over 200 hours of programming...
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Crs # | Hours | Title | Start Date
Beginner
100 18 Beginning Beekeeping (Short Course) February 5
101 15 Practical Beekeeping (hands-on) March 19
103 9 Getting Through Winter September 3
104 6 Common Pest & Disease Management
106 3 Honey Extraction, Processing, Bottling TBA
Intermediate
201 12 Intermediate Beekeeping TBA
203 12 Queen Rearing Workshop June 6
204 4 Colony Increase Workshop May 9
206 6 Honey Harvest & Processing TBA
211 Ware Hive Beekeeping tba
Advanced
301 Advanced Topics in The Apiary Arts
302 Anatomy and Physiology of Honeybees
303 Microscopy for Beekeepers
304 Artificial Insemination and Genetics
350 Teaching Assistant
351 Research Assistant I
380 Independent Research
Master
400 Master Application
401 48 Master Study Course contact us
402 Research Assistant II
450 96 Apprenticeship contact us
Everyone
Honey Processing & Bottling TBA
Cooking with Honey TBA
Soap Making TBA
Balms, lotions, and body bars TBA
Candle Making TBA
Not at Beekeeper?
Some of our offerings are for non-beekeepers too...
honey extraction & bottling
cooking with honey
making soaps
making salves, balms, lotions and body bars
candle making
Levels of Certification
There are three levels of course curriculum:
beginner
intermediate
advanced
These coincide with our levels of certification:
Certified Beekeeper
Journeymen Beekeeper
Master Beekeeper
For those who wish to pursue certification starting with the Certified Beekeeper and onward there are a set of requirements in addition to class attendance that must be met.
We are seeking accreditation as a Registered Trade School.