EdAdvance Adult & Continuing Education

This class explores the benefits and simplicity of keeping honey bees in horizontal top bar hives. It is an introductory class, and it will cover basic information about beekeeping, with a focus on the advantages of top bar beekeeping over traditional methods. The class is geared to those curious about honey bees and who may be considering starting hives of their own. Topics covered will be honey bee biology and behavior, hive management, cost, time commitment, equipment, harvesting honey, and will include a demonstration of equipment.