Dean Stiglitz, Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer, Beekeeper
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $80.00
for instruction
Interested in keeping bees and harvesting honey - or just have an interest in honeybees? Join the authors of the The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping (Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer) for a two-day beginner beekeeping intensive. Learn the latest techniques of beekeeping and how to keep honeybees, which are the most fascinating and important insect on our planet. Topics covered will include: Honeybee Behavior and Biology; Fundamental Concepts in Beekeeping; Equipment Overview/Choices; Your First Season; When Your Bees Arrive; Getting Ready for Winter. The fee also includes online access to printable handout material, and access to an online forum for continuing support. Attendance of the Beekeeping Lecture Series (on 1/7, 1/14, and 1/28) is not required, but is encouraged. Send an email to Tony Pulsone (pulsone@mit.edu) to sign up.
Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Tony Pulsone, pulsone@mit.edu
| Jan/30 | Wed | 10:00AM-06:00PM | 66-168 |
Dean Stiglitz - Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer - Beekeeper
| Jan/31 | Thu | 10:00AM-06:00PM | 66-168 |
Dean Stiglitz - Beekeeper, Laurie Herboldsheimer - Beekeeper