Classes

We are charging a minimum $5 fee for all classes to discourage no-shows. To register and pay the fee you follow the registration link after the class description.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, our classes will be offered on-line using a cloud-based service, WebEx. You will be sent an email containing a link that will allow you to join the online class ten minutes before the session begins. To assure that the class is not interrupted with unwanted noise, we ask that you mute your microphone until you wish to ask a question or make a comment at the end of the class. Since this is the first time we are attempting to hold classes online, we ask for your understanding and goodwill as we undertake this adventure.

  • Download the WebEx software before the class here.
  • Watch a video about using WebEx here.

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You are viewing 2 events for 29 March 2014

Course in Beekeeping

 Course on Beekeeping     

The  season-long course of 10 classes is being offered to interested students as a package for the price of $80, with drop-in opportunities for individual sessions at the rate of $10.00 each.  Topics for each monthly class are briefly listed below, with more detailed descriptions of each here.  The series will begin on February 15, 2014.  Registration and payment for the full series can be done here.  

To see a full description of all the classes, please click here.

Monthly Class Topics of the Course


February 15:       Equipment Options for Keeping Bees

March 22:            Specialty Tools and Assembling Your Equipment

April 12:                Bee Biology/Checking Over-wintered Hives

May 17:                Splitting Hives and Swarm Prevention

June 7:                 Supering and Honey Production

June 21:               Hive Inspection and Pest Identification

July 19:                 Varroa Mite Monitoring

August 23:           Honey Extraction

September 27     Managing Hives in the Fall

October 11:          Preparing Your Hives for Winter


Square Foot Gardening

Do you want to garden this summer but are limited in space? Do you have space, but don’t know how to start? Then this class is for you! James Lee, certified Square Foot Gardening instructor, will again present a class on this popular and well-established method of gardening in a small space. Topics will include reasons for using the square foot approach to gardening, methods for creating such beds, and planting schemes that take advantage of the newly created beds, all without weeds!. Participants will also be able to visit the Square Foot Garden bed at Leslie and see this method in action. The fee for this class is $10.00.

Please visit Eventbrite to register and pay for the class.