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.