2017 Beeginners Bee Course
We are now considering running A 2ND COURSE April 8TH & 9TH. Please contact us if you are interested.
April 22nd, 23rd (Sold Out!)
An old beekeeper in the Kamloops area who mentored many beekeepers in his time used to say. 'Want to keep bees? Take a course, and join a club' Well here is the first step!
The Beeginners Bee Course will be offered this Spring on our farm in the Shuswap. It will be an intense weekend; Saturday will be a full day going over equipment, placement, bee biology, basic management. As well as swarming, diseases, and pests. Sunday will consist of summer management, honey removal wintering hives.. Sunday will finish with a trip to a commercial bee-yard (apiary) and time to ask questions and make sure you feel prepared. I have taught this course and aided others in teaching it for several years. In Fact we will have our 100th participant this spring. It will be a lot of information, but all who take it will leave with a comprehensive manual which can be used as a reference for many years into their adventure. I always implore people to connect with other beekeepers and local clubs.
We have a cabin on the property that may be available for rent and also we have had people camp in tents. People have come out from Vancouver Island, from Prince George, Calgary and Edmonton. Tenting is pretty brave in April but we can help recommend some nice B&B's and hotels so you can enjoy a weekend in the Shuswap.
The Beeginners Bee Course will be offered this Spring on our farm in the Shuswap. It will be an intense weekend; Saturday will be a full day going over equipment, placement, bee biology, basic management. As well as swarming, diseases, and pests. Sunday will consist of summer management, honey removal wintering hives.. Sunday will finish with a trip to a commercial bee-yard (apiary) and time to ask questions and make sure you feel prepared. I have taught this course and aided others in teaching it for several years. In Fact we will have our 100th participant this spring. It will be a lot of information, but all who take it will leave with a comprehensive manual which can be used as a reference for many years into their adventure. I always implore people to connect with other beekeepers and local clubs.
We have a cabin on the property that may be available for rent and also we have had people camp in tents. People have come out from Vancouver Island, from Prince George, Calgary and Edmonton. Tenting is pretty brave in April but we can help recommend some nice B&B's and hotels so you can enjoy a weekend in the Shuswap.
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date: April 22nd, 23rd
place: Sweetacre Apiaries
1st person price: $275 + GST
+ spouse/ child : $225 + GST
To Register Contact Us
Lunch provided on Saturday and Sunday, tea and coffee will be present. This course will be capped at 20 participants, so don't procrastinate!
date: April 22nd, 23rd
place: Sweetacre Apiaries
1st person price: $275 + GST
+ spouse/ child : $225 + GST
To Register Contact Us
Lunch provided on Saturday and Sunday, tea and coffee will be present. This course will be capped at 20 participants, so don't procrastinate!
Start Off on the Right Foot!
Thanks to those who have participated and helped out. Below are some remarks from people who have taken the course in the past. This has become a tradition at the farm and one worth keeping.
-Bill, you are very professional in your approach and enthusiastic about the subject, it rubs off on everyone.
-Doug Pearson, Salmon Arm.
-Me, being a rookie or green, I found Bill took the time to fully explain details to the class. Lot's of Fun.
-Leonard Stittle, Heffley Creek.
-Love the location and the food!
-Don Fisher, 100 Mile House.
-This was an excellent course for someone who has no experience with bees. I highly recommend it.
-Paul Fogh, Enderby.
-Amazing what 10 years of dedicated study and work can do. I'm so impressed by how much knowledge and info that Bill was able to impart.
-Maggie Lord, Lytton.
-Where to start?? I loved it all. You have the perfect temperament for being an instructor.
-Ian Hames, Chase.
-It was thorough. Excellent manual. So grateful- would have been scary without this training.
-Howard Hunt, Salmon Arm.
-This was a very enjoyable weekend. Extremely informative on all topics. Really enjoyed learning how to create nucs.
-Robert Pilgrim, Williams Lake.
-Bill, you are very professional in your approach and enthusiastic about the subject, it rubs off on everyone.
-Doug Pearson, Salmon Arm.
-Me, being a rookie or green, I found Bill took the time to fully explain details to the class. Lot's of Fun.
-Leonard Stittle, Heffley Creek.
-Love the location and the food!
-Don Fisher, 100 Mile House.
-This was an excellent course for someone who has no experience with bees. I highly recommend it.
-Paul Fogh, Enderby.
-Amazing what 10 years of dedicated study and work can do. I'm so impressed by how much knowledge and info that Bill was able to impart.
-Maggie Lord, Lytton.
-Where to start?? I loved it all. You have the perfect temperament for being an instructor.
-Ian Hames, Chase.
-It was thorough. Excellent manual. So grateful- would have been scary without this training.
-Howard Hunt, Salmon Arm.
-This was a very enjoyable weekend. Extremely informative on all topics. Really enjoyed learning how to create nucs.
-Robert Pilgrim, Williams Lake.
