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We’ve been asked so many times to hold an advance beekeeping class, and finally we are. Mark your calendar for Saturday March 27th. This advance course is only for those who have kept bees for a minimum of one year. We will deal with more advanced issues such as making splits, identifying disease and pests, swarm control methods, various hive types such as nucs, 8 frame hives and Top Bar Beekeeping, queen castles and more. We will also look into queen rearing, and advanced overwintering techniques. This class will be held at our Honey Bee Farm unless registration is too larger, then we will hold the class near us in a larger facility near Champaign Illinois. This class is limited to 32 students. Registration is $79 prior to March 1st. Cost of registration after March 1st is $99. Lunch is included. Time is 9am - 3:30pm Central Time.
To register online with a credit card, CLICK HERE. Reservations are limited.
Every beekeeper can benefit greatly from raising their own queens. Join me on Friday and Saturday for a two day comprehensive queen rearing training adventure. On Friday we begin at 9 am with indoor presentions on queen rearing and grafting until lunch. After lunch each student will be led through the entire process of grafting, from the selection of the right aged larvae, transporting the frame to the grafting room, grafting and placing grafts into cell bar frames and placing grafts into the starter nuc. On Saturday we begin at 9 am with indoor presentations until after lunch. In the afternoon we are in the field learning how to prepare starter nucs, a finishing hive and the use of the Cloake board and queen Castles. Then, at near the end of the class around 3pm, each student will remove their grafts from the day before for evaluation and will be given transport containers to transport their grafts home to be placed into a finishing hive This is hands on so all beekeepers must bring a hat and veil or suit. Hive tools are provided. Lunch on Friday & Saturday is provide. Include in the course, each student will receive our booklet on queen rearing, a grafting tool, a three frame wooden transport nuc, a cell bar, a cell bar frame and 20 plastic queen cells. Cost is $179 for the two day course and the listed supplies.
To register online with a credit card, CLICK HERE. Reservations are limited.
This is a "LAST CALL" basic beekeeping class, where students can become fully educated in beekeeping, purchase their equipment if needed and take home a 4 frame nuc with our pioneer queen. This course is design for those who decided to go into beekeeping too late, and cannot find packages or a beekeeping class. This is a one stop, turn key beekeeping course. Learn and purchase everything you need including the bees! This class is limited to 20 students. We set aside 20 nucs for this class. Lunch is provided. Registration cost is $89. Nucs are an extra $120.
To register online with a credit card, CLICK HERE. Reservations are limited.
