Beekeeping for Beginners

Beekeeping for Beginners

Fall (14 hours or more) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Pond Room

New Course

9/26/2018-11/14/2018

10:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed

$80.00

For those of you who are interested in the life of bees and the wonder of their organization, industry, and beneficial environmental impact, this new course will provide background. Essential tools to start your own hive, including sourcing bees, equipment, lifecycle management, harvesting honey, etc. will be explored by the group. Class experiences are encouraged. Eight sessions with lectures, demonstrations, and speakers comprise the course structure. Readings are optional but encouraged.

  • Optional Texts:
  • The Backyard Beekeeper's (ISBN: 978-1631593321) by Kim Flottum.
  • The Beekeepe's Handbook (ISBN: 978-0801476945) by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile.

As a retired full-time resident of Quechee with advanced degrees in Teaching from UMass/Amherst and school counseling from Marymount University, I have enjoyed many years working with students teaching art, school counseling, and later providing support as a para professional. My passions are everything horses, staying fit with an active lifestyle, gardening, reading, and, you guessed it, beekeeping. In addition to beekeeping, I now sell my natural honey as “Barb’s BEST.”

After retirement from Verizon, Harvey Bazarian was AGM at NEC American and was an investor/Executive in Go Packets Networks, a VOIP start-up. He has been active in the Quechee Club Board, President of Our Court Tennis, UVM Alumni affairs, and many Church and benevolent groups. He has a B.S. from UVM, an M.B.A. from Babson College, and studied at Penn State University.