Events
Meetings take place at Hansen Nature Center, in Tinker Park, Calkins Rd Henrietta NY
Saturdays 1pm
January 4 2025
February 1
March 1
April 12
May 3
Beginning Beekeeper resources:
NY Bee Wellness videos: http://tinyurl.com/y8va2cdj
Beekeeping for beginners; 102 page PDF (Penn State, 204)
Basic Equipment
Advanced beekeeping topics: 8 pages; Penn State 2012
How-To Videos by the University of Guelph, Canada
Videos from NY Bee Wellness (YouTube)
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Beginning Beekeeping Class 2025
Rochester NY
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beginning-beekeeping-rochester-ny-2025-registration-1076534476599?aff=oddtdtcreator www.eventbrite.com/e/beginning-beekeeping-rochester-ny-2025-registration-1076534476599?aff=oddtdtcreator
If you would like more info about the 2025 class, please send an email to: [email protected]
Rochester Beekeepers / NY Bee Wellness Inc.
WHERE: Hansen Nature Center, Tinker Park, 1525 Calkins Road Rochester, NY 14534
3 classes plus a field session working bees in the apiary; LIMIT 24 participants
FEE: 115.00, includes text “Keeping Honey Bees” by Sanford/Bonney, hand-outs; the text will be sent to you
For students, 50.00; name of school and grade level required
Payable through EventBrite, or by PayPal to [email protected], or by money order to NY Bee Wellness POB 25291 Rochester NY 14625
WHEN: Meets Saturdays from 9:00am to 1pm
Class 1-- Introduction to bees; February 1
Class 2- Working with bees, and Diseases/Pests/Predators, March 1
Class 3- Your Growing Colonies, and Honey Harvesting, April 12
Field day TBD, dependent on weather (required to receive an optional certificate)
Instructors:
*Pat Bono, Rochester NY, Background: Master Beekeeper, University of Montana, Founder- NY Bee Wellness Inc.
*Bob Deemer, Arcadia NY; Background:Former Pennsylvania Apiary Inspector , Plant Manager- Barkman Honey
Contact: Pat Bono, [email protected]; 585-820-6619
NY Bee Wellness, Inc. is an educational 501c3 not for profit; NYBeeWellness.org