Natural Beekeeping: Principles & Practices for the Backyard Apiary

February 28, 1-4 pm
$40 for members • $45 for not-yet-members
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/54xfb5dy

Taught by local beekeeper, Veronica Culberson, this class will uncover the vast differences in industrial and hobby beekeeping and show how the standards for one don't really apply to the other, and how they may actually disadvantage the bees. We will discuss the whys and hows of honeybee behaviors, what the bees want, and how to use their natural tendencies to support their health and production. Other topics covered include apiary site selection and setup for healthy and productive colonies, hiving options, sourcing livestock, inspecting your bees and record keeping, supporting rather than preventing swarming, natural disease and pest management, expanding your apiary organically, and how we learn from our failures.

Weather permitting, we will be viewing live bees during this 2+ hour course.

This is not a beekeeping 101 class but if you're an aspiring, new or even seasoned beekeeper who'd like to learn about the more natural, low impact and regenerative side of beekeeping and how to apply it to your own beekeeping journey, then this is the class for you.

You may also like the following events from Mobile Botanical Gardens:

• Next Saturday, 21st February, 10:00 am, Gardening Basics: Growing Vegetables in the Coastal South in Mobile
• This month, 27th February, 10:00 am, The Art of Botanical Art: Graphite Pencil Drawing in Mobile

Also check out other Workshops in Mobile, Health & Wellness events in Mobile.