Come join us this spring and fall for a full day of beekeeping instruction. Classes range from beginning to intermediate and are held by world renown beekeeping experts.
Full day of instruction and hands-on demonstration including:
- Mite-biting behavior
- Apiary set up, pollinator plant and flower planting
- Catching Swarms
- Installation of Nucs and packages
- Making Splits – OTS method and other
- Varroa mite, pests and disease treatment
- KSBA and KY Certified Honey program
- Beekeeping Classes and Mentoring Programs
- Queen rearing
- Labeling – Bottling – Making Soap – Candles
Past speakers have included:
Chris Renfrow – Commercial Beekeeper specializing in Queen Rearing;
David Shockey – President Hardin County Beekeepers Association;
Dr. Deborah Davis and Dr. Jen O’Keef – KY Honey Testing Laboratory;
Joel Gonia – Owner HoneyBear Farms KY and VP KY State Beekeeping Association;
EAS Master Beekeepers John Benham and Kent Williams;
Lani Basburg – Commercial Beekeeper with American National Insurance;
Dr. Leonard Davis – Veterinarian & Sideliner Beekeeper;
Lesli Cobb – KY Department for Public Health – Food Safety Branch;
Mike Mabry, President KY State Beekeeping Association;
OCBA Swarm Team;
Terry McDonald – President Oldham County Beekeepers Association;
Dr. Tom Webster – Professor of Entomology and Apiculture at KY State University;
Tammy Horn Porter – Kentucky State Apiarist;
Tom Ballinger
