Intermediate Beekeeping

This class builds on our Beginning Beekeeping class and is geared towards people who have experienced a year or two and are looking for more information and supervised experience and discussion that goes beyond simple beekeeping. Please note that our intermediate class is not recommended for new beekeepers. If you are new to beekeeping or have difficulty keeping bees alive through the winter we recommend our Intro to Beekeeping and our Beginning Beekeeping courses.

It is assumed that at a minimum you have the experience/knowledge of our Beginning Beekeeping Class and a couple of years of beekeeping behind you. This class will focus on more advanced topics that are of interest to beekeepers including splitting, swarming, queen rearing, treatments, and more. If you are wanting to answer “why did my bees not survive winter?”, the beginning class will be a better fit. This class will be largely driven by the interests and experiences of attendees, please come ready to get into hives and find answers to questions you didn’t even know you had.

Class is 3 hours long. You must pre-register, this is hands on and space is limited. We will be handling live bees, please bring protective gear (veil/jacket, gloves, etc if you own them), (We will have a few suits and veils available for use, or they can be purchased before the class begins)

Class is $30/person, and will be from 2-5 on April 18. Class will be held at Tubbs Berry Farm, 1250 S Park Ave W in Twin Falls.