One-On-One Mentorship

Make it stand out.

For those interested in one-on-one mentorship, Onyx has limited availability for both in person + virtual students. These programs walk you through the entire beekeeping season (Feb-October)

What Will You Learn??

  • What is conservation beekeeping? How does this differ from conventional methods?

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

  • Basic honeybee biology + behavior

  • Selecting the right hive for you

  • How to modify conventional hive styles to make them more bee-centric

  • Preparing for bees

  • Sourcing your bees/how to collect a swarm

  • How + when/if to feed your bees

  • Bee-Centric management throughout the seasons (monthly lessons will be based on what is happening with the bees seasonally).

  • In depth teachings about all the hive medicines (propolis, pollen, honey, royal jelly, venom, wax). We will go over their importance to the hive, how humans have used them throughout history, as well as how to harvest and utilize them for medicinal purposes.

  • How to develop intuitive communication with your bees

  • History of bees in mythology

  • Shamanic practices to commune with the spirit of the bees

THE BASIC BEE PACKAGE

Our virtual mentorship program includes:

  • - Monthly 1 hr mentorship phone sessions Feb-October, and unlimited support from Onyx via txt/e-mail.

    - Monthly online educational content (access to Onyx’s courses, articles, exercises, etc).

  • $2000

THE QUEEN BEE PACKAGE

Our in-person mentorship program! This package includes:

  • - Monthly in-person educational visits Feb-October, and unlimited support from Onyx via phone/e-mail.

  • - Monthly online educational content (access to Onyx’s courses, articles, exercises, etc).

*Applicants must live near Portland, OR

$2450

THE HEALTHY HIVE ADD-ON

This package can be added on to either virtual/in-person mentorship and is highly recommended! Your bees have the highest likelihood of survival if sourced in this way, and housed in the most bee-centric hive available on the market.

Package includes:

  • - 1 Locally Made Bee-Centric Warre Hive ($400)

    - Onyx will collect + deliver a healthy feral swarm, which is the healthiest/most ethical way to source your bees ($300)

  • - Includes all winterizing supplies ($150)

  • $850