2014 Class Schedule – Official class listings.

Registration for the following classes is done through Si-View (http://www.siviewpark.org/ Registration opens Dec 13). “Backyard Beekeeping – Is it for me?” can be done drop-in, but pre-registration helps the instructor plan for class sizes.

Backyard Beekeeping – Is it for me?
This class will discuss the logistics of keeping bees in your back yard. We
will discuss space requirements, initial costs, time commitment, equipment
overview, and other concerns for anyone wishing to take up the hobby. This
course is a short pre-cursor to the other beekeeping courses to help people
figure out if this hobby is for them before making an investment of time and
money. Class will be a 1 hour lecture followed by a 1 hour open discussion.

Min 10/Max 30
Instructor: Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers
Location: Meadowbrook Farm
Fee: $5
Ages: All
Date: Tues Jan 28 7:00-9:00PM

Introduction to Natural Beekeeping (Treatment free, holistic practices)
Honeybees are fun to keep in the backyard for their honey, pollination, and personal enjoyment. Western Washington and rural King County offer prime honeybee habitat. Sustainable, treatment-free, and holistic beekeeping in the northwest is not only possible, but practical. This class will explore beekeeping basics treatment-free, and holistic beekeeping methods, including top-bar hive, small-cell Langstroth, and foundationless Langstroth hive methodologies. This class is a family-oriented, study of sustainable beekeeping without using medications, treatments or harsh chemicals. It is open to all age levels and is intended to provide new beekeepers everything necessary to plan for and maintain an apiary in the spring. Topics covered include the following:

  • Equipment — what you’ll need and how to use it, including alternates to standard Langstroth equipment.
  • All about honeybees, their life-cycle, members of the hive, and identifying honeybee ailments.
  • Chemical-free management and control of pests and diseases.
  • Planning for and managing your own apiary. Placing your hives, installing bees, swarm prevention, and long-term management.

Offered through Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers, this class is a two-afternoon course in the Meadowbrook Interpretive Center. Fee per family includes the Washington Master Beekeeper’s Apprentice booklet. For more information please email [email protected]
Min 10/Max 30
Instructor: Bob Combs, Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers
Location: Meadowbrook Farm
Fee: $45
Ages: 18+ (And family)
Date: 2-day class Sat and Sunday Feb 15-16 12:00-4:00PM

Introduction to Beekeeping
Honeybees are fun to keep in the backyard for their honey, pollination, and personal enjoyment. Western Washington and rural King County offer prime honeybee habitat. This class will cover beekeeping basics and traditional beekeeping methods of Langstroth hives. This class is a family-oriented, study of beekeeping, it is open to all age levels and is intended to provide new beekeepers everything necessary to plan for and maintain an apiary in the spring. Topics covered include the following:

  • Equipment — what you’ll need and how to use it.
  • All about honeybees, their life-cycle, members of the hive, and managing honeybee ailments.
  • Harvesting and processing honey, and other products of the hive.
  • Planning for and managing your own apiary. Placing your hives, installing bees, swarm prevention, and long-term management.

Offered through Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers, this class is a two-afternoon in the Meadowbrook Interpretive Center. Fee per family includes the Washington Master Beekeeper’s Apprentice booklet. For more info please email [email protected]
Min 10/Max 30
Instructor: Bob Combs, Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers
Location: Meadowbrook Farm
Fee: $45
Ages: 18+ (And family)
Date: 2-day class Sat and Sunday Mar 1-2 12:00-4:00PM

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