Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners

Learn the basics of beekeeping by learning the common tasks that define the rhythm of the beekeeper’s year. Assistance in ordering equipment and bees, a workshop to assemble your hive with expert beekeeper help and hands-on instruction are all included.

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This class takes place over 4 sessions. Topics covered during each session are:

Basic honey bee terminology, ordering equipment and bees: February 26
Bee hive biology, products from the hive: March 12
Locating your apiary: March 26
Frame by frame: what to look for in the hive / Installing bees (nucs and packages: April 9

Hive assembly workshop March 25 or 27

GES: HL, 12, elective*

*This class offers 12 hours of elective credit toward the Garden Education Series: Gardening and Garden Design Certificate.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners

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