2024 Beekeeping Class Fees
(Beekeeping 101 OR 105 - see descriptions below, payment options are at the bottom)


This year we are hoping to offer both Beekeeping 101 with Dan Rau & Beekeeping 105 with KT Thompson. BK105 will be offered in 4 parts (3 on zoom & 1 in-person day in the apiary in the Byers/Strasburg area), while BK101 will be in person in 2 parts in the Brighton area. Please see the descriptions below and make sure you've registered online here! Registration is required in order to recieve Zoom meeting information. 

Beekeeping 105

The Beekeeping 105 course is taught by KT Thompson in a total of four parts - 3 on Zoom from 6:00pm-8:30pm on Monday Evenings Feb 19, Feb 26, & March 25 (registrants will receive meeting link and details via e-mail after registration is complete & payment is received) AND one Saturday in the Apiary (near Byers/Strasburg) pending weather, but tentatively scheduled for the end of April or early May - we will solidify the day in the apiary as the date approaches.

KT Thompson serves as an ECB & CSBA Board Officer, is a certified Master Beekeeper, has taught science at the high school & college levels for nearly 15 years, is Director of the Colorado Master Beekeeping Program and has taught honey bee biology & beekeeping to adults and high school students both in person and online to a wide range of beekeeping levels.

Beekeeping 105 overlaps somewhat with Dan Rau's Beekeeping 101, but is meant to be its own class for beekeepers wanting to advance their understanding of their bees and the art of beekeeping. It is appropriate for folks who've had bees for a few years as well as NEW beekeepers who are interested in really diving in. Topics will include: introduction to the honey bee, beekeeping equipment, beekeeping as an animal husbandry, working with bees, health concerns & basic management, seasonal colony changes & management, class member choice topic presentations, and hive inspections & monitoring/record keeping.
This class is meant for beginner/apprentice level beekeepers and has been approved as apprentice level education that will help you qualify for the Colorado Master Beekeeper Program, if you'd like (http://coloradobeekeepers.org/education/general-information-and-applications/).

- The minimum registration for this class to run is 6.
- Payment is due at time of registration (absolutely MUST be RECEIVED BEFORE class starts) - for payment options, please see below.

- There is a minimum registration of 6 for this class.

- Register for Beekeeping 105 with KT here!
BK105: $70 for current due-paying ECB members and $80 for non-members 
- Payment is due at time of registration (absolutely MUST be RECEIVED BEFORE class starts) - for payment options, please see below.

 

Beekeeping 101

The Beekeeping 101 course is taught in person in 1 or 2 parts in the Brighton area by Dan Rau & the schedule is TBD.

Dan Rau is a Board Officer for the Brighton Bee Club, involved in the Colorado Master Beekeeping Program, an honorary Eastern Colorado Beekeepers member, and has taught beginner beekeeper courses and spoken on various beekeeping topics. Dan also owns The Beekeeper's Den, a beekeeping shop located in Brighton, Colorado.

Beekeeping 101 is a targeted class meant to help a beginning beekeeper get their bees successfully through the first season and into the first winter.
This class is meant for beginner/apprentice level beekeepers and is approved as beginning level education that will help you qualify for the master beekeeper program, if you'd like (http://coloradobeekeepers.org/education/general-information-and-applications/).

- Any specific scheduling options that do not have sufficient registerations will be cancelled. Minimum registration is 5 per scheduled option.

- Registration will open after the schedule has been established by the instructor

BK101: $TBD
- Payment is due at time of registration (absolutely MUST be RECEIVED BEFORE class starts) - for payment options, please see below.

 

 

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If paying by cash or check, the class fees are as listed - Paypal payments automatically include a surcharge to cover the additional cost of processing the online payment.


The class fee may be paid by mailing a check to: Eastern Colorado Beekeepers PO Box 772 Strasburg, Colorado 80136.

 

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