The Brown County Beekeepers Association is happy to present INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING. Learn the essentials of beginning beekeeping!! The class will be presented in three sessions described below.
When:
Prior to January 18th, 2025 — view three (or more) videos to prepare for the in person class. Between 2 and 3 hours of video to watch
January 18th, 2025 — 8:00am to 2:30pm (in-person, location: Great Lakes Energy Education Center on the campus of NWTC, Rooms EE201/202). Booyah lunch will be provided.
and May 17th, 2025 8:00am to 10:00am (at the hive, location: Green Bay Botanical Gardens). Click for a map to the location.
How Much: $50 for an individual, $40 for additional family members
What: Attendees will gain an understanding of:
- Bee breeds and basic physiology
- Bee development timeline and colony cycles
- Hive types and basic beekeeping equipment
- Hive location, purchasing bees and their installation
- Bee diseases, parasites and how to treat them
- Personal protection and annual hive maintenance
- Hive assembly
- Mite check
- Package and nuc installation
Questions? Contact: Andrea Michaud 920-680-0105 or
Carl Fisher by email info@browncountybeekeepers.com or 920-497-4629 (leave a message)
Tickets are limited.
I will be retiring to Suring this Summer and am interested in beekeeping and classes next January.
Keep watching here. The 2026 dates will announced first here. You should also consider joining the Club to jump start your education.