This is a 3 part webinar series with sessions taking place on: January 30th, February 6th, & February 13th from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

This series has been priced on a sliding scale of $40-$100 for all three events.

There are so many reasons to keep honeybees – from supporting pollinators & healthy ecosystems, to getting to observe these fascinating and smart creatures, to the medicinal propolis, delicious honey & useful beeswax that beekeepers can collect.

Join Master Beekeeper Karen Thurlow for three sessions to help you get ready for your first season keeping bees. She will begin by preparing you for the earliest decisions you’ll have to make when starting out: what equipment to get (and where), how to put together a new hive and where to situate it, and what bees to order and in what “form” (package or nuc). Then she will introduce you to the bees themselves – what their roles and basic needs are – as well as what you need to look for when inspecting your hive(s), and what each of the four seasons as a beekeeper will require of you. See below for a list of what will be covered in each session.

Karen Thurlow started beekeeping in 1978 and is a certified Master Beekeeper and experienced beekeeping teacher. Karen owned New Moon Apiary, which was located in Cumberland County and sold package bees, nucs, and products from her hives. In 2018 she sold her apiary and moved to New Brunswick, Canada. She works seasonally managing hives, and also works with the Native Women’s Association of Canada teaching sustainable gardening, restoration of Indigenous plants and seeds, and promoting food sovereignty. Karen currently has two hives of her own.

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