Beekeeping Basics Webinar
Honeybees can be a great addition to your farm and your life but raising them successfully presents its own set of challenges. These incredible insects can offer an enjoyable activity for your family or farm, significantly increase annual crop yield by enhancing pollination, and provide you with fresh, energizing honey. They play a crucial role in the ecosystem, promoting biodiversity and improving the health of your other plants. In this session, we will cover the fundamentals of beekeeping, including hive placement to ensure optimal conditions, effective management of varroa mites and other pests, and ensuring the survival of your colony during the winter months. We will also discuss organic considerations (and challenges) to ensure you can keep bees in a way that matches your gardening and farming values. By understanding these key aspects, you’ll be well on your way to fostering a healthy and productive beekeeping experience.
Eric Fuchs Stengel is an agricultural specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), where his work focuses on beekeeping, community farming, and market gardening. He is the Founder of Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization (MEVO), a youth-led environmental non-profit in New Jersey. At MEVO, he built the Fresh Roots Farm, which hosts 2,000 student volunteers each season. After 10 years of beekeeping, Eric is completing a Master Beekeeping certificate at Cornell University.
Recording Details
Online workshops were recorded and available for three months. You can register for any of the online workshops to receive a link to the recordings.
Program Pricing
$12 per online workshop
$40 for all online workshops (if you register at one time)
$20 for in person workshop (must register for separately)
Members receive a 20% discount for all gardening series workshops. Use code provided on the registration form.