A quick run-through of the program principles
Two Year Program
This free program is designed to operate for two beekeeping seasons. The first-year focus is on getting prepared, getting started, building up to two full colonies, and sustaining the colonies for overwintering.
Year two is designed to lead the beekeeper through managing full-sized colonies and supplements your learning with additional information that supports beekeeping activities and management practices.
We do not charge, and there will be no sales pitches. We are fostering the art of beekeeping in keeping with our charter.
Beekeeper Association Support
An added part of the program is support from participating local beekeeper associations.
Along with the individual beekeeper program we provide guidance for local beekeepers to use this training in their programs and support direct mentoring within the organization. Associations are guided as to how to provide live mentoring to beekeepers in their apiaries.
Online Checkpoints
MM hosts scheduled online meetings to provide bi-monthly Q&A. The teaching team meets to reinforce the lessons and address any questions that might come from watching the focused video lessons.
In addition, each session provides an opportunity for beginners to join together and ask whatever questions they have in a place solely focused on beginner-level learning.
The lessons are supported by EAS master beekeepers with decades of combined experience in teaching new beekeepers to succeed.
Backed by a decade of development
The program’s origins have been a decade in the making. The elaboration of the training content has been developed for beekeepers by beekeepers in a progressing beekeeping association with input from the New Jersey beekeeping scene.
The core program supported in-person lessons, online sessions, webinars, live bee mentoring yards, and more. That is what is behind the lessons that have been compiled to make up Managed Mentoring.
A large team of experienced beekeepers has contributed to content development and quality reviews. We are confident in the maturity and depth of the content after delivering it for years in real-world execution. Some of the team supporting the effort got their start in the program – and we hope that after having success, you help us pay it forward by stepping in to be a part of the team.
If you are ready – click the Start Here link at the top of the page and complete the registration form. On that page there is further elaboration to the program operation.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and we hope you join us.