INTRO TO CONSERVATION BEEKEEPING VIRTUAL COURSE

Conservation Beekeeping focuses on the honeybee’s health & vitality rather than on honey production. Rather than utilizing chemicals, sugar syrup, & other manipulations to keep bee colonies alive, we rely on following nature and observing how feral bee colonies thrive in the wild when choosing our management practices. This 3 hr course will lead you through how to get started with honeybees & establish them in a habitat that supports their well-being.

Topics covered will include:

• What is Conservation Beekeeping?

• How do bees live in the wild? What qualities make a good bee habitat?

• Basic honeybee biology & behavior

• Selecting the hive for you

• How to modify conventional hive styles for bee-centric beekeeping

• Preparing for bees

• Creating good bee habitat/balancing with native pollinators

• Sourcing your bees

• Feeding your bees

• Bee-Centric Management

• How to develop intuitive communication with your bees

This is an online course that can be watched on your own time. Once purchased, you will receive a google drive link within 24 hrs containing the course content.

In Person Offerings

In person classes are offered periodically in the Portland area. Currently we are brewing up our offerings for 2023. Stay tuned!