ECBA Bee School is in Session for 2018

Bee School Info

• When: Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Duration: 9 weeks February 20th to April 17th, 2018
• Location: Bee Building at Topsfield, MA Fairgrounds
• Cost: $75 per adult (18+) and and $50 per student (ages 12-18 and accompanied by an adult registration)

• - (2/12/18)

Contact Bee School mailto:beeschool@essexcountybeekeepers.org

PLEASE NOTE:

Registration for the 2018 ECBA Bee School has closed.

Those interested in pursuing Bee School this year are welcome to explore the other bee schools listed below.

The Essex County Beekeeper's Association is open to everyone - including experienced beekeepers, as well as those who wish to learn by participating in our monthly meetings, speaking with the ECBA members, and learning at our technical beekeeping meetings. Download an application to join ECBA.

Registration for the 2019 Bee School will begin in January 2019.

If you are interested in taking our 2019 Bee School, sign up HERE to get notified when registration opens in 2019.

About the Course: Practical Beekeeping

The Essex County Beekeepers' Association is offers a nine week course for beginning beekeepers and others with an interest in bees. Practical Beekeeping is an introductory level course designed to provide students, with no previous knowledge or experience with beekeeping, the necessary information and skills to keep honeybees and produce honey and beeswax.

The course includes instruction on:

• bee biology
• required equipment
• setting up bee hives
• acquiring and installing bees
• managing bees through the seasons
• harvesting bee products
• local bee supply dealers

There will be a workshop on building bee equipment. The final class is spent in the field working with live honeybees. Check the web site for updates.

Other Bee Schools

Other possibilities are to contact other County Bee Associations, Local Bee Supply Dealers, or North Shore Community College. A list of other local Beekeeping Schools follows:

• The Bee School Salem State University
  Salem MA 01970
  Information at:
  https://u-learn.salemstate.edu/browse/professionaleducation/courses/the-bee-school-at-salem-state-university
• "Beekeeping for Beginners"
  Mass Audubon's Drumilin Farm & Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln, MA
  Register Here
• Acton-Boxboro Community Education
  January 21-February 25 (no class 2/18)
  5 Saturdays, 9:30-11:30am
  A-B High School 16 Charter Rd., Acton, MA, 01720
  https://registration.xenegrade.com/abschools/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=12721
• Crystal Bee Supply
  Crystal Bee Supply beginners beekeeping classes start in February will be 7:00pm-9:00 Wednesday and Saturdays 1:30-3:30. Call 978-790-5563 for details
  18 Lake Street, Peabody, MA 01960
  http://www.crystalbeesupply.com/beekeeping-classes
• Beekeepers' Warehouse
  1 Sullivan St. Woburn, MA 01801
  781-935-6090
  http://www.beekeeperswarehouse.com/
• Tyngsborough Recreation Center
  5 Sundays, 5 - 7pm, Starting January 28, 2018
  (NO CLASS 2/4)
  120 Westford Rd, Tyngsborough, MA
  (978)-957-2233
  Registration Link: https://tyngsboroughrec.homestead.com/events.html
• Dave and Mary Mansur
  Location: Waldorf School at Moraine Farm
  701 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915
  Contact: mary.mansur.14@gmail.com
• Boston Area Beekeepers' Association
  http://www.bostonbeekeepers.org/bee-school/
• Beginning Beekeeping
  Six Tuesday nights, 6:00-8:00pm, April 4 to May 16
  Cost is $115 plus $29 for the text book
  York Middle School, 30 Organug Rd, York ME 03909
  Online registration will open at www.yorkadulteducation.org on February 2, 2018