2025 Beekeeping Class Fees
This year we are offering BK105 with KT Thompson to help new and apprentice beekeepers take hold of their apiaries! BK105 will be offered in 5 parts (4 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 with KT Thompson
Select Monday & Wednesday Evenings (6:30-8:30pm) on Zoom & 1 Saturday in the Apiary
The Beekeeping 105 course is taught by KT Thompson in a total of five parts - 4 on Zoom from 6:30pm-8:30pm on select Monday & Wednesday Evenings (Feb 24, Feb 26, March 24, & March 26 - 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-mid May - we will solidify the day in the apiary as the date approaches.
Note: If there is interest, an in-apiary day in Brush or Sterling is possible as well.
KT Thompson has served as both ECB & CSBA Board Officer, is a certified Master Beekeeper, has taught science at the high school & college levels for over 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 many common Beekeeping 101 formats, 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/).
- 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.
- The minimum registration for this class to run is 6.
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If paying by cash or check, the class fees are as listed in the registraiton form - 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.
