March 22nd

• 9am – 10:30am: Overview of a full season and introduction to fundamental concepts.
• 11am – 12:00pm: Necessary honey bee biology and guidelines for handling bees.
• Guest Speaker: Bill Castro

In this three-week course and following field day, you will learn how to start your first year in beekeeping. This beginner’s course will be led by Katey O’Donnell with a mix of other local experts. In addition to the classroom sessions, there will be a bonus Field Day in our teaching apiary (weather permitting), with some hands-on inspections. The Field day will be a Sat/Sun in late March or early April .