Classes & Workshops - FALL 2025 DATES NOW AVAILABLE!
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Held south of Three Points, AZ. ph. 520-240-0532
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A 45 minute long video covering different techniques for keeping your hives cool in triple digits. Monica talks about water sources, shade, thermal regulation, humidity and more!
This is a topic covered in the Advanced Beekeeping class below. However this online class goes into more depth with more tried and true techniques so you can pick one that works for you.
Class fee is $10.
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A 23 minute video discussing protein supplement creation from ingredients including burr comb / cappings and bananas.
Fee is $10.
Workshop - Beekeeping 101
Thinking about starting a backyard beehive? Curious about keeping bees in Southern Arizona? Here is our introductory class. This class is designed for absolute beginners and emphasis on local problems such as Africanized Hybrid Honeybees. Learn the cast and demographics of the hive, different hive designs, protective gear and tips. The local seasons and how they affect the hive. Lots of practical information on setting up and maintaining your hive. Our area is very unique and beginner beekeeping books, though they are great for basic knowledge, will not prepare you for beekeeping in the Southwest. First half is in the classroom, second half is hands on in our bees! This helps you get comfortable being around bees. You will get the opportunity to to inspect hives with supervision and guidance. How to protect yourself and those around you. How and when to use a smoker and what to look for during inspections. During the hands on part, we inspect multiple hives. This gives us glimpses into different scenarios, one hive may have laying workers, one may be going through requeening, one may have mites, so each class can be different! A few times we even had to gather swarms that landed nearby! This class requires protective clothing. If you do not have a suit yet, don't worry, you can borrow one of ours. This class includes a one year membership to the Southern Arizona Beekeepers Association.
1 day workshop, 6 hours long. Starts at 9am. Breaks at noon for lunch, either bring your own or visit one of the restaurants in Three Points, resumes at 1pm until around 4pm.
We hold this class at our apiary South of Three Points for the safety of the community. We will be seeing the difference (hands on) between an Africanized Hybrid Hive and an European one. This class comes with continued hands on education (Sundays in the Apiary), invitations to assist in bee removals and phone mentorship at no charge. By taking a class from a third generation beekeeper you are gaining the knowledge to assist you from potentially making costly mistakes causing bee deaths and/or harm to people and animals.
Space limited to 6 persons per class. Class fee is $150. You can choose to pay the full amount or hold your space by choosing 1/2 down with remainder due at the class by clicking on the drop down tab below. Ages 10-17 are half price when accompanied by an adult.
ONLINE CLASSES COMING SOON!
Leave a Beekeeper Workshop
Learn about bees, becoming a beekeeper PLUS take home a nuc of 5 deep frames with bees and a 2025 queen.
1 day workshop, 6 hours long. Starts at 9am. Breaks at noon for lunch, either bring your own or visit one of the restaurants in Three Points, resumes at 1pm until 4pm.
Price includes a one year membership to the Southern Arizona Beekeepers Association
http://southernazbeekeepers.org/
Workshop - Advanced Beekeeping
Working with Africanized Hives, Requeening, Making Splits, Spotting Failing Queens, Prevent Swarming, Banking Queens, Quality and genetics of Queens, Fixing Laying Workers, Diseases & Pests: AFB, EFB, Chalk Brood, PMS more on mites! Honey extraction and bottling, wax processing, pollen collection, propolis collection, making your own protein patties, queen candy, sugar boards and more!
Beekeeping 101 class or equivalent experience required prior to Advanced workshop. Class starts at 9am and is held south of Three Points, AZ. Prepare for an all day experience, bring your lunch or visit one of the local restaurants midday.
Keeping Native Bees in Your Backyard
Some bee lovers that take our Beekeeping 101 class are bummed out when they learn how much time and expenses go into keeping honeybees. Some may be in HOA's while others realize their property may not be big enough to safely keep bees. This class goes in depth on how to encourage and keep native bee species pollinating your backyard. Includes bee hotel and natural dwelling information, season and life cycles, preferred plants, and more!
Class is held 14 miles south of Three Points and starts at 9 am. Please see the drop down list for available dates.
All About Africanized Bees
What are Africanized Bees? Introductions and impacts. How they are worked in in other countries. Handling techniques and requeening. 1pm to 4pm
Sustainable Beekeeping - The Prepared Beekeeper
A presentation on fully sustainable beekeeping practices. Worried about the economy or other event that fully disrupts our supply chain? Monica will discuss areas where money can be saved, what plants to grow that yield the highest forage for both man and bee, prepping beehives for emergencies, last resort mite treatments and general beekeeping in a grid down scenario.
Workshop - Overwintering Honeybees in Arizona
Learn about feral bee winter habits, mites, feeding techniques including different feeders. Learn how to make your own protein supplement, and take a sample home to your hives. Open feeding and issues with robbing. Wax worms and comb storage and more! Workshop held from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Choose dates from drop down list.
Show me the Honey
All about HONEY
The history of honey. How bees make honey. How beekeepers harvest honey. Honey benefits. Honey facts, including adulteration & crystallization. Cooking with honey, including how to pair honeys with different foods.
Attendees get to taste test honey from 12 different floral sources.
Class size limited to 6. See drop down tab for dates, from held from 1pm to 4pm. You can also book this for a family or gathering at your location, please email Monica for more information.
Gift Card
Have a friend you would like to do something special for? Gift cards are good towards any product or service, including classes and bee removals.
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ANNUAL SPRING BEEKEEPING CAMP - 7 days being a beekeeper. Stay on the farm.
homesteading businesses - making $$
animal husbandry
gardening growing / permaculture
using herbs
homestead canning and preserving - fermenting, pickling, dehydrating
homestead kitchen skills
hunting
foraging
frugal living for off grid
energy
sewing/mending
arts & crafts from the homestead
water
survival
soap making
candle making
making natural lotions and lipbalms
making natural home cleaning products
Speaking / Lectures
1) European vs Africanized Bees
2) Importance of Bees
3) Luring bees to your garden
4) Preventing bees from establishing homes in unwanted places
5) Difference between Wasps and Honeybees
6) What to do (and not do) if you encounter a feral hive
Speaker fees for local groups start at $75.