2026 Interior Alaska Beekeeping Workshop with Dawn Cogan, Science-Based Art of Alaska will be February 28th and March 1st from 1:00PM - 6:00PM for a total of 10 hours. This is a family-oriented workshop that is hands-on. The venue will be announced this coming week. Cost: $195.00 per family.
**Syllabus: **What is responsible & successful beekeeping? • How much honey will I harvest? • How much will this cost me? • Equipment necessary to keep bees in Alaska • Biology and races of honeybees • Members of the hive and their duties • Where to obtain bee equipment. New, used or building your own equipment. • Preparing equipment for the arrival of bees • Insulation, feeding bees properly • Preparing for the arrival of bees • Is the queen marked? Using a queen-marking tool • Running 2-Queen Hives • Swarming and how to prevent it • Honeybee diseases • Extracting your Alaska honey • What to do at the end of the season/wintering over • Storing your equipment • Beeswax candle making
**Used equipment will be for sale at the workshop.**
**Hands-on In-class Projects: **Build a beehive • Follow the beekeeper’s calendar throughout the season • Honey Extraction • Lessons from the Hive Game
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***Includes your own copy of my Beekeeping Handbook, refreshments and door prizes:***
Miscellaneous beekeeping tools, a free 4 lb. package of honeybees donated by Harlow Family Farms
**Please complete the registration form and payment to confirm space.**
**Registration Form: **[2026 Interior Alaska Beekeeping Workshop – Fill out form](
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**Payment: **[
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Questions? Email Dawn Cogan at
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