Blessed Bee Community Apiary & Bee School |
Blessed Bee Farm aspires to integrate bees into the fabric of urban life by providing guest honey beehives to reside in neighbourhood backyards. Through offering courses and hands on workshops at our Bee School for novice and experienced beekeepers and for those interested in both honey bees and Canada’s native bees we strive to create a sustainable urban ecology that welcomes and supports bees and beekeepers. We are committed to excellence in all of our apiculture practices. Our concern is with the future of bees. Although we extract and sell honey the bees always come first. As healthy as honey is for people it is even better for the bees! |
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Notes The Bee School has found a West Side Vancouver HostA great backyard, a great backyard beekeeper, lots of forage, and lots of room for a Bee School class; what more could I ask for? It’s perfect!
Sunday classes to start May 27th, two classes each day first from 9:30am to Noon and then from 1:00 to 3:30. Sessions will be held every other week for 8 classes altogether. To learn more visit:
http://www.blessedbee.ca/shop/courses/beekeeping-may-sunday/
This is an in-depth hands-on program that teaches the basics of backyard and small-scale beekeeping. Over the eight 2.5-hour sessions you will acquire the skills and confidence to get started in beekeeping. The cost is only $250 and includes all course materials.
Designed for those with sustainability in mind. Suitable for hobbyists and the serious urban farmer. Throughout each class emphasis will be on working with and understanding bee biology and behaviour, pest and disease cycles and the use of organic control methods.
The cost is $250 and includes all course materials. Class size is kept small and limited to 12 participants. The morning session is from 9:30am to noon. Afternoon classes are from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.
Session 1: May 27
Site selection, sourcing and assembling hive equipment, record keeping for beekeepers, and how to open and inspect a hive. Also, challenges and rewards of beekeeping in the city and in the 21st Century.Session 2: June 10
Spring management, bee biology, honey flows, monitoring for pests and diseases (Nosema), reading the bees and cycles in the life of the colony.Session 3: June 24
Producing honey; Products of the hive: propolis, pollen, wax and extracting honey; European Foulbrood; monitoring for diseases and pests.Session 4: July 8
Summer management Part I; multiplying bees, understanding swarms, chalkbrood; beecentricity; happy and healthy bees.Session 5: July 22
Summer management Part II; Pollination dynamics and pollination guilds; American Foulbrood; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for beekeepers.Session 6: August 5
Preparing the bees for winter, assessing hive health, feeding, Varroa and Tracheal mites.Session 7: August 19
Preparing the bees for winter Part II.Session 8: September 2
Review of the program; winter beekeeping activities, getting started in the spring; final exam.Participants are expected to arrive on time and to be prepared for each session. Hats and veils will be provided but be sure to wear white or light coloured clothing, long sleeved shirts and long pants that can be tucked into socks.
Please contact: Brian Campbell blessedbeefarm.1@gmail.com -
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