Workshops

Horizontal Hive Advantages and Management

9am – 12pm
Location TBD
$50 per person
Conventional Langstroth frames can be arranged in a long horizontal box, eliminating heavy lifting and simplifying many beekeeping operations. Many hobby and commercial beekeepers in Europe use horizontal hives exclusively. Learn how management affects bees and honey production in vertical and horizontal hives and how you can achieve same results with less effort.

Honey and Beyond: Twenty More Marketing Tips and Novel Products from the Hive

1pm – 4pm
Location TBD
$50 per person
Keeping bees can be a lot of fun even if you depend on them for your livelihood. Discover ways to create and market honeys that stand out — as well as novel easy-to-produce hive products and services — while expanding your customers’ appreciation of what bees can do for us! Includes tasting of two hive products you’ve NEVER tried before!