Intro to Beekeeping Class - Online (Feb 9, 2025 3-430pm)

Thinking about getting your own bees? Just curious about beekeeping? This is the course for you!

In this hour and a half course we will discuss the role of workers, drones and queen bees in the honey bee colony

• The equipment required to keep bees, including the costs involved in starting your own hive and the commonly used types of beehives
• The Ontario Bees Act, which sets the rules for beekeeping in Ontario including registering your bees, the Apiary Inspection program
• The responsibilities of a beekeeper over the course of a season and the yearly cycle of a honeybee colony
• The differences between urban and rural beekeeping
• How to make the world better for pollinators
• Q&A session

This class is online. A link will be sent to the email provided.