This is a two-session class, with the first meeting on 2/23 and the second on 3/2. Whether you are interested in learning sustainable backyard beekeeping practices or just want a better understanding of how these delicate, intricate creatures benefit us and our planet, you will leave this class a-buzz with new energy! Whether you are...

This is the second session of the class that meets on 2/23 and 3/2. Whether you are interested in learning sustainable backyard beekeeping practices or just want a better understanding of how these delicate, intricate creatures benefit us and our planet, you will leave this class a-buzz with new energy! This course covers hive structure,...

Successful beekeeping is an artful balance of skill, anticipation, preparation, and luck. This intermediate class will explore the best methods to achieve this for Spring. Most of the beekeeping year is spent supporting colonies for optimal health and Winter survival. In Spring, management techniques aim for this, but also must incorporate Spring build up, swarm...

CASFS Beginner Beekeeping Workshop: The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz invites you to join Apiarist Emily Bondor for a beginner beekeeping workshop at the UCSC Hay Barn. The Workshop will cover basic honey bee biology and colony dynamics and how to start a hive. The class will conclude with...

Mountain Farm and Feed if offering a two-part series to help prepare you to be a successful beginning beekeeper. Lecture 3/30 @ Mountain Feed

Bookshop Santa Cruz has invited the Beekeepers Guild to co-sponsor this event. It will be an author reading and signing of the memoir "The Honey Bus" + a beekeeping Q&A.

Join the Monterey Bay Master Gardeners for a Beginner Beekeeping Workshop at Costanoa Farms on Gold Club Drive in Santa Cruz.

Part Two of Lecture Series Takes Place at Karla's Apiary.