Level 2
Start to Sustainably Keep Bees
Start to Sustainably Keep Bees
- Learn to asses stock.
- Make your own nucs
- 2-queen colonies
- Summer re-queening
- Increasing your apiary
- Utilizing July queens
- Understanding different management approaches
For years, people have been asking us to do a level 2 course, something that really peels the next layer of onion back and show people practical management, giving them real solid tools to be self-sustaining and offering some basics on how to grow your adventure. This is the Level 2 course that people have been asking for! We ask everybody to have at least a couple years of experience before taking this.
This all starts by ‘topping’ your colony. Queen Rearing does not have to include grafting, nor does it have to be intimidating or complicated. Queens have been produced and wintered in this country for many decades. Learn how to be self-reliant and move forward using simple and proven management techniques that will give you confidence and success in your beekeeping (not just "beehav’ing") adventure!
What we offer is a 1-day ‘power’ workshop that includes both classroom theory and some hands-on activities that shows you step by step how to utilize your own stock, or bring Canadian Stock into your outfit. We can take the trepidation out of brood manipulation and show you the benefits and how easy it can be to bee a competent beekeeper.
We will discuss brood curves, varroa growth curves. Also every the bane of every bee inspectors existence, American Foulbrood! You will learn all these things play, work, and can destroy together.
Bill Stagg has been a ‘Sustainable Beekeeper’ for nearly 20 years. The stock Bill uses has been ‘Canadian’ bred and raised for nearly 40 years. Bill has had the privilege of having worked with several North Okanagan beekeepers including John Gates, and has also worked as a Bee Inspector in BC’s Apiculture Program for many years. Bill speaks and teaches around BC and has produced thousands of nucs and queens that he has then sold, his ‘stock’ is always in high demand by both commercial and hobiest apiaries across Canada.
Date: March 25th, 2023
Location: Sweetacre Apiaries, Tappen BC
Time: 9-4pm
Includes coffee, snacks and a manual. This is a brown bag lunch event!
You can bring a notebook and a pen if so inclined.
Price : $125 +gst $6.25 = $131.25per person
This all starts by ‘topping’ your colony. Queen Rearing does not have to include grafting, nor does it have to be intimidating or complicated. Queens have been produced and wintered in this country for many decades. Learn how to be self-reliant and move forward using simple and proven management techniques that will give you confidence and success in your beekeeping (not just "beehav’ing") adventure!
What we offer is a 1-day ‘power’ workshop that includes both classroom theory and some hands-on activities that shows you step by step how to utilize your own stock, or bring Canadian Stock into your outfit. We can take the trepidation out of brood manipulation and show you the benefits and how easy it can be to bee a competent beekeeper.
We will discuss brood curves, varroa growth curves. Also every the bane of every bee inspectors existence, American Foulbrood! You will learn all these things play, work, and can destroy together.
Bill Stagg has been a ‘Sustainable Beekeeper’ for nearly 20 years. The stock Bill uses has been ‘Canadian’ bred and raised for nearly 40 years. Bill has had the privilege of having worked with several North Okanagan beekeepers including John Gates, and has also worked as a Bee Inspector in BC’s Apiculture Program for many years. Bill speaks and teaches around BC and has produced thousands of nucs and queens that he has then sold, his ‘stock’ is always in high demand by both commercial and hobiest apiaries across Canada.
Date: March 25th, 2023
Location: Sweetacre Apiaries, Tappen BC
Time: 9-4pm
Includes coffee, snacks and a manual. This is a brown bag lunch event!
You can bring a notebook and a pen if so inclined.
Price : $125 +gst $6.25 = $131.25per person
