Registration for Exploratory and Beekeeping 201 may be done through Johnston Community Education. Courses have optional notes for purchase to help you keep up with the fast pace — we go through a lot of material in a short amount of time.
Read through the description to be sure you choose the course that is right for you. Register with one of the links below.
- Exploratory Beekeeping: a morning of considerations for people curious and unsure if beekeeping is for them.
- Beekeeping 101 In-Person is now closed. On-Demand will be available until late April: click here
Beekeeping 101 (Tuesdays beginning Jan. 24, 2023): for brand new beekeepers.Frequently re-taken as a refresher. - Beekeeping 201 (Thursdays in Feb. 2023): for anyone with who has been through at least one summer with bees.
- Winter Beekeeping (July 2023): for beekeepers wanting to learn the latest strategies for overwinter success.
Sign up here for in-person: bit.ly/jce-beekeeping
Sign up here for Beekeeping 101 on-demand: click here
My backbone slides come from the State Apiarist and are updated every year with new information that my IPM4Bees Midwest Working Group presents. Beekeeping 101 has a textbook that you will need to purchase on your own if desired and will get you on your way to Apprentice Beekeeping with the Great Plains Master Beekeeper Program.