CANCELLED - URBAN BEEKEEPING 101

Among the things this course will cover:

• basic bee biology

• construction of a bee hive

• safe hive placement

• general maintenance

• dealing with neighbors and landlords

• troubleshooting in the hive

• processes and life cycle within the colony

• diseases and treatments

This theoretical class will be taught in a state of the art smart classroom at NYIT, replete with films, equipment instruction, small field trips, and several expert volunteer beekeepers with a combined 90 years of experience as your instructors.

This course is required for those who wish to apply for the 2020 NYCBA Urban Beekeeping Apprenticeship, which begins the first day of this course. To extend the theoretical education of this course with hands-on, experiential instruction from our urban beekeeping masters, we encourage you to check out our apprenticeship.

2020 Class Dates:

We will offer the course twice this year, but both offerings will cover the same material. Each course consists of two Saturday sessions for a total of 10 hours per course.

• Course 1: February 15, February 29

• Course 2: March 14, March 28

Location:

New York Institute of Technology
16 W 61st St
New York, NY 10023

Classroom location to be sent to participants as the class approaches.

Admission:

The two-session, ten-hour course is $250.00. Seating is limited. Please note that we can only offer refunds 30 days in advance of the start date.