Beekeeper Mentoring Program
$75.00 – $894.00
The mentoring program is a month-by-month follow-up to our one-day beekeeping course. It consists of a series of monthly half-day training sessions. In these sessions, we share what we are doing in our beehives that month and provide hands-on demonstrations of the procedures in our apiary. Then the student being mentored can apply what he has learned to his home apiary. Students enrolled in the program can contact me (Randy Oakley) by text, phone or email with questions concerning their bee colonies. Training sessions are 9 AM to noon.
Receive a $10.00 discount per class when you sign up for 2 or more mentoring classes at one time. When you add one mentoring class to the shopping cart, the price shown above will be reduced to reflect this discount.
Description
The goal of our beekeeper mentoring program is to help you become a successful beekeeper. Modern-day beekeeping presents us with a plethora of challenges to keeping our bees alive and productive. As beekeepers, over the years, we have pursued a course of letting the bees teach us what they need to be healthy and productive. There is always more to learn about bees but with over 40 years of beekeeping behind us, we feel that we are on the road to developing sustainable management principles that can help you become a successful beekeeper.
In this spirit, we offer this beekeeper mentoring program to share with you the management principles we use in our beehives to build resilient, sustainable apiaries.
Below is a schedule of the mentoring workshops we have planned for the year. Upon completion of our one-day beekeeping management course, you will be eligible to sign up for any or all of our mentoring workshops.
The 2023 Mentoring Workshop Schedule
| Month | Date and Time | Discussion Topics |
|---|---|---|
February | February 4, 20239am to 12 noon | Understanding Spring Buildup |
March | March 4, 20239am to 12 noon | Managing Spring Swarming |
April | March 25, 20239am to 12 noon | Making Spring Beehive Increase |
May | May 6, 20239am to 12 noon | Honey Flow Management |
June | June 3, 20239am to 12 noon | Honey Harvest |
July | July 1, 20239am to 12 noon | Summer Mite Treatment and Nectar Dearth |
September | September 2, 20239am to 12 noon | Fall Buildup — Winter Bees |
October | September 30, 20239am to 12 noon | Fall Mite Management |
November | October 28, 20239am to 12 noon | Winter Preparation |
December | December 2, 20239am to 12 noon | Uses for Products from the Hive |
The 2024-2025 Mentoring Workshop Schedule
| Month | Date and Time | Discussion Topics |
|---|---|---|
April | April 13, 20249am to 12 noon | Starting Your Beehive |
May | May 11, 20249am to 12 noon | Growing Your New Beehive |
June | June 1, 20249am to 12 noon | Honey Harvest |
July | July 6, 20249am to 12 noon | Summer Mite/Virus Treatment |
August | August 31, 20249am to 12 noon | Fall Buildup - Winter Bees |
September | September 28, 20249am to 12 noon | Fall Mite/Virus Management |
October | October 26, 20249am to 12 noon | Winter Preparation |
December | December 7, 20249am to 12 noon | Products from the Hive |
February | February 22, 20259am to 12 noon | Understanding Spring Buildup |
March | March 22, 20259am to 12 noon | Managing Spring Swarming |
April | April 19, 20259am to 12 noon | Making A Spring Beehive Split |
May | May 17, 20259am to 12 noon | Honey Flow Management |
