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...
Crs # | Hours | Title | Start Date
96 3 Honey Processing & Bottling June 19
Cooking with Honey TBA
Soap Making TBA
Balms, lotions, and body bars TBA
Candle Making TBA
Crs # | Hours | # days | Title | Start Date
100 18 6 Beginning Beekeeping (Short Course) January 25
101 15 5 Practical Beekeeping (hands-on) March 8
103 9 3 Getting Through Winter September 6
104 6 2 Common Pest & Disease Management June 7
106 3 1 Honey Extraction, Processing, Bottling July 19
201 15 5 Intermediate Beekeeping March 1
203 15 5 Queen Rearing Workshop April 19
204 12 4 Colony Increase Workshop April 19
211 Ware Hive Beekeeping tba
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
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
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.