Feb 7th Intro to Conservation Beekeeping Class + Honey Tasting
$80.00
Date: Feb 7th 5-8PM
Location: SE Portland/Woodstock Neighborhood (address will be e-mailed to participants before the class)
Conservation Beekeeping is an approach that prioritizes the health + vitality of the bees first, rather than human profit. This is a 3 hr introductory course that goes over all of the basic information you need to get started with bees through a bee-centric lens!
Come learn about bees and taste a variety of honeys from Onyx’s private collection.
Some of the topics we will cover:
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
Planting for bees
Sourcing your bees (pros + cons of packages, nucs, splits + swarms)
Intuitive communication with your bees
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Date: Feb 7th 5-8PM
Location: SE Portland/Woodstock Neighborhood (address will be e-mailed to participants before the class)
Conservation Beekeeping is an approach that prioritizes the health + vitality of the bees first, rather than human profit. This is a 3 hr introductory course that goes over all of the basic information you need to get started with bees through a bee-centric lens!
Come learn about bees and taste a variety of honeys from Onyx’s private collection.
Some of the topics we will cover:
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
Planting for bees
Sourcing your bees (pros + cons of packages, nucs, splits + swarms)
Intuitive communication with your bees