2024 workshop dates To Be Announced
Please check back in December for 2024 workshop dates
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UNL Level 1 Beekeeping Workshop 2023
This is an introductory level course that focuses on everything you need to start beekeeping, including topics on beekeeping equipment, protective gear, honey bee biology, stressors, and management basics. Part I of the course includes lectures by several speakers. Part II of the course is a field day that gets you in the hives and takes the lessons from Part I into practice. Learn how to setup the equipment, install and handle bees safely, and perform hive inspections.
Date, Time, Location:
Part I (Lecture) = February 25th, 2023, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Classroom at Schramm Education Center, 21502 N-31, Gretna, NE 68028. Located on Highway 31, approximately 6 miles south of Exit 432 on I-80
Part II (field Day) = April 15th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pollinator Garden on East Campus, UNL Apiary, GPS: 40.828970, -96.655257
Cost: $70 per person, includes lecture slides, equipment catalogs, Varroa kit. $30 for additional family members.
UNL Level 2 Beekeeping Workshop - Lincoln 2023
Level 2 Beekeeping Workshop: Troubleshooting Deadouts short course. This workshop is about understanding hive losses. This course is meant for beekeepers with at least one year of experience. This workshop will go over how to determine what caused a beehive to die. We will look at factors and signs of starvation, varroa mites and not having enough bees to thermoregulate the hive and other causes of hive loss.
Date, Time, Location:
Saturday, March 11th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Room 202. Entomology Hall 1700 E Campus Mall, Lincoln
Cost: $70 per person, includes lecture slides, equipment catalogs, Varroa kit. $30 for each additional family member
UNL Level 2 Beekeeping Workshop (North Platte)
Level 2 Beekeeping Workshop: Troubleshooting Deadouts short course. This workshop is about understanding hive losses. This course is meant for beekeepers with at least one year of experience. This workshop will go over how to determine what caused a beehive to die. We will look at factors and signs of starvation, varroa mites and not having enough bees to thermoregulate the hive and other causes of hive loss.
Date, Time, Location:
Saturday, April 29th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., North Platte - (WCREC Snyder Addition Classroom) West Central Campus, 402 W State Farm Rd., North Platte, NE
Cost: $55 per person, includes lecture slides, equipment catalogs, Varroa kit. $15 for additional family members
Other advanced workshops offered every third year:
Queen Rearing - Early summer 2024
This course is meant for advanced beekeepers with 3+ years of experience. Learn about how to manage hives for queen rearing, queen qualities for local needs, different races of queens, trait selection for varroa mite & disease resistance.
Advanced Pest & Pathogen Diagnostics Beekeeping Workshop - Early summer 2024
This course is meant for advanced beekeepers with 3+ years of experience. Learn about diseases and their transmission vectors, treatment for honey bee diseases, and trait selection for Varroa mite and disease resistance.
Pre-registration is required for all workshops:
Make checks payable to: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Send class fee to:
UNL Bee Lab
103 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Email: unlbeelab@unl.edu
Phone: 402-472-8378
*Your seat will not be reserved until your check for payment is received.
If you have any questions please call 402-472-8378. The $70 per person, includes lecture slides, equipment catalogs, Varroa monitoring kit. $30 for each additional family member (This fee only covers food costs and does not cover handbooks).