Zen Beekeeping For the Beginner Beekeeper

Zen Beekeeping For the Beginner Beekeeper

This will be the beginning of your personal journey in beekeeping:
Encouragement and enlightenment  for your choices in beekeeping.

Everyone starts as a beginner.

Here you will find no judgement, just encouragement. 
Learning beekeeping can start you on the path to zen in your busy life.

I like not wearing my bee suit, forgetting myself and getting as close to the bees lives as they will let me, remembering in the process that there is more to life than the merely human and accepting the humbling truth that bees know better than I do.

I have experienced many of the challenges faced by beekeepers and understand your fear and frustrations caring for these amazing creatures. I designed this for the new beekeeper and those that want to keep bees and harvest honey, to make available information that will allow you to learn, enjoy and thrive at keeping bees. Since I am an organic beekeeper I lean towards treatment free, holistic and natural management.

*This course has been updated for 2022 - 23 with added videos from in the apiary. Field work to show real work work with the hives.

Watch the interactive videos of me in the apiary, inspecting a hive, or learning about the equipment we use.
This is a comprehensive class in beginner beekeeping.

You will understand :

• beginning beekeeping terminology

• know the types of equipment

• brief bee biology

         * the role of the Queen

         * the role of  the Drone

         * the role of  the Worker

• how to install bees

• how inspect your hive.

You will gain insight toward honey harvesting and the seasonal tasks of a beekeeper. Using the quotes of zen masters, I will guide you to your first experiences in the hive.

Included as downloads are

• Hive Inspection Sheet

• Beekeeper Calendar

• PDFs on Multiple Pests

• Gear Checklist

• Plans for Warre Hive

• and much more!

“You’ve got to go at the rate you can go. You wake up at the rate you wake up.”

Students are encouraged to ask questions and never stop learning!

How to Start Your First Hive! & Learn Beekeeping as a Path to Zen

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What you will learn

• You will understand beekeeping terminology
• Know the types of equipment and how to choose what is right for you
• Comprehend brief bee biology

Rating: 3.6

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 7 hours

Instructor: Susan Butts