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Become a Backyard Beekeeper

You too can be a beekeeper!  This is our flagship offering.  Everything an aspiring beekeeper (with no experience) needs for the first season.  This course/package provides: 1) the equipment and tools needed to get started 2) live, 3-pound package of honeybees with a mated queen 3) detailed digital instruction/tutorials 4) live support for the first season.

You will learn the critical basics for a new backyard beekeeper – equipment, installation, inspections, hive maintenance, etc.

Equipment, bees, instruction, and support all in one streamlined program.

Includes:

  • - HoneyBee School Beginner’s Equipment Kit: All woodenware for a single Langstroth Hive, 2 deep boxes, hive tools, protective gear, hive modifiers, hive treatments. Everything needed for the first season
  • - Package of live honeybees: A 3-pound package of bees containing approximately 10,000 worker bees and a mated queen bee
  • - Virtual instruction with detailed master class; 60+ well-organized modules; material always available in virtual classroom for your pace and timing
  • - Live coaching and support from a experienced instructor: regular, live, optional Q&A sessions, throughout the first season, help forums, etc.
$742
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Questions about this course

How does it work if I order?

When you order this course.  1) you will have immediate access to your virtual classroom  2) within a few weeks you will receive a shipment of all of your equipment (~68 lbs worth!)  3) when installation happens in your state (usually the early spring) you will receive your live bees  4) you will be invited to optional, regular, live support events to get live coaching or any support you need.  From beginner to a lifetime hobby.

What do I need to consider before signing up for this course?

Consider (and research if necessary) these five things before enrolling in this course:

1) Due to Africanized Bees who are predators to honey bees, this class/product is not offered in Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, or Nevada.

2)  Check local and state ordinances for beekeepers.  Most areas are encouraging backyard beekeeping.

3)  Beekeepers will occasionally get stung.  Consider if allergies or other health issues would prevent you from being a beekeeper.

4)  Beekeeping requires 1-2 hours every ten days in spring/summer to tend to the hive.

5)  Consider neighbors and those who may be impacted by nearby hives.

For more information review our FAQs.

Will I get honey/beeswax products?

Beekeeping may produce wonderful products such as honey or beeswax.  That said, bees are live beings and have a mind of their own.  You may or may not have a successful harvest based on a variety of factors.

What is your 100% guarantee?

If you are not 100% satisfied with this package we will make it right.  It is that simple.