Our beginner beekeeping course is unique in that we have the 1 day theory portion and then there is the hands-on portion which follows (optional mentoring, no extra charges but you have to take the theory portion).
The course runs from 8:30am to 3:30pm (Depends on Student size and questions at the end of the course). The cost of the course is $150/person attending. We will be holding the courses in the Edmonton area. The refrence material will be provided on the course date. A lot of the material which is covered in the course is proprietary material that you won't find in other manuals. This year we have tweaked our course content for every year beekeeping is changing and evolving . As a side note we have been teaching the course for the past 12 years. We have taught at multiple locations, but for the past few years it has been mostly at the McEwan University. This is a great course for the just starting out beekeeper or the beekeeper that wants a refresher.
The course is instructed by Craig Toth , an experienced beekeeper with over 18+ years in both Urban and commercial beekeeping.
Topics include: Bee regulations and bee guidelines in Edmonton and surroundings, equipment and tools, seasonal management, honey harvesting and processing, disease identification and treatment options and much more. Certificates to allow for bees to be kept in the City of Edmonton, City of St Albert...Will be provided.
Graduates of the course can attend the free optional mentoring sessions which there is theory and the hands on portion of the course on most weeks starting Mid April to the second week in September.
We will be overviewing everything we learned on the 1 day course plus we will be introducing many intermediate and advanced topics as we work throughout the season. Be prepared to learn lots, have fun and get a bit dirty. We normally average 64+ mentoring hours throughout the season. We recommend only 1 day per week due to the amount of students that we train. All is weather dependant.
By signing up for the beginers beekeeping course you will automatically be registered. To attending the mentoring sessions you have to take the above beekeepers course and then you can contact Craig at craig@naturalelementshoney.ca (780-460-7773) to register for the weekly mentoring sessions.
Did you need to order a Nucleus hive? If so, we will have some available for the end of May/Beginning of June. Please contract craig@naturalelementshoney.ca for more information and to be put on the waiting list.