Lesson Plan for the First-Year Beekeeper
How to Participate in this Program
This two-part program combines instructional lessons with supportive online meetings that are timed to answer any questions you might have about the lessons as the training progresses through the year.
Getting Started
1. Watch the lessons for the first or second half of the month
2. Join the Online Meetings at the middle and end of the month to ask questions
3. Participate with your association – if they are working with the program, to schedule in-person visits
1st Year Program Phases
Program Phase List
Phase 1 – Starting Out (I want bees to Bees in the box)
Phase 2 – Getting Up and Running (Bees in the box to fully operational hive)
Phase 3 – Surviving Winter (Fully Operational Hive to Winter Preparation)
Phase 4 – Winter to Spring (Winter Preparation to Spring Forage and Foundational Beekeeping Topics)