Classes & Workshops -  2026 -2027 DATES NOW AVAILABLE!

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Held south of Three Points, AZ.        ph. 520-240-0532

Workshop - Beekeeping 101

$75.00 - $150.00

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. 

 

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Leave a Beekeeper Workshop

$200.00 - $450.00

Learn about bees, becoming a beekeeper PLUS take home a nuc of 5 deep frames with bees and a 2027 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/

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2027 Nuc

$0.00

Included in standard nuc order:
5 Deep Frames in a reusable Pro or Cardboard nuc box. Includes established MARKED 2027 European queen, 4 frames of brood and one frame of honey.




Deep Frame nuc PRICE IS $265.


Other options:
Medium Frame Nuc $225
Layens Style Hive Nuc $300
Top Bar HIve Nuc $300




YOU MAY ALSO CUSTOM REQUEST BETWEEN FOUNDATION OR FOUNDATIONLESS FRAMES


CONTACT MONICA DIRECTLY @ 520-240-0532 TO GET ADDED TO HER WAITING LIST




Orders are filled as soon as nucs become available in a first to reserve, first to receive order. This is dependent on the weather and queen availability. You will be contacted one to two weeks prior to pick up to arrange a date & time. We do late evening pickups, location is south of Three Points. We do not recommend transport in the day due to heat and the fact that when we close the nuc box we want as many foragers inside as possible. No bee left behind! NO SHIPPING! NO DELIVERIES! Once bees leave our hands there are NO REFUNDS! I will have a new Youtube video up shortly that discusses transport issues and care, how to install your nuc and what all equipment you need prior to taking your bees home.


Nucs will not be sealed but instead they will be transported in a net bag and we insist on inside a climate controlled vehicle. We have found that the least amount of stress helps the bees during the transfer to their new location.




BONUS! All customers ordering receive a FREE one time hive inspection at the owners request within 60 miles of Three Points, Arizona, AND my phone number for questions and advice. When you buy a nuc from us we become "bee family"! After the one time house call you can request more assistance or bee sitting services, visit our Hive Maintenance page.




We do have a limited amount of bee equipment for sale.




New to beekeeping? Check out our Beekeeping 101 Class or the Leave-a-Beekeeper option!

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Workshop - Advanced Beekeeping

$150.00

Requeening, Making Splits, Spotting Failing Queens, Prevent Swarming, Banking Queens, Quality and genetics of Queens, Fixing Laying Workers, Parasites & Pathogens. Honey extraction and bottling, wax processing, 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.

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Keeping Native Bees in Your Backyard

$75.00

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.

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All About Africanized Bees

$150.00

What are Africanized Bees? Introductions and impacts. How they are worked in in other countries. Handling techniques and requeening. 1pm to 4pm

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Sustainable Beekeeping - The Prepared Beekeeper

$85.00

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.

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Workshop - Overwintering Honeybees in Arizona

$75.00

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.

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Show me the Honey

$75.00

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. Lots of handouts & recipes!

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.

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Bee Pollen Workshop

$75.00

What is Pollen? How do bees gather it? The history of use. How does it work? Learn how and when to gather pollen, make and take home pollen recipes 

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Propolis Workshop

$75.00

What is Propolis? How do bees make it? History of uses and benefits. Make & take home propolis tincture and other unique recipes made from propolis

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Help Save ALL the Bees! A class for Everyone!

$75.00 - $150.00

History of the Honeybee. The importance of the Native Bees. What they both add to the economy and environment. The issues with habitat loss, parasites, pathogens, chemicals and more! How you can help by starting with the soil! Taste local honey plus see bees in an observation hive. From 9am to 11am.

You can also book this class for your event. Contact Monica at 520-240-0532 for availability.

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Coming soon.....

Prehistoric Uses of Native Plants - Current artifacts for display during presentation are made from bark, cedar fiber, & yucca fiber. See prehistoric corn cobs.

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

We have a lecture designed for Garden groups, Community Gardens, Landscaping companies, Property Managers / Rentals, and Nature groups. This talk is designed specifically for Arizona. We live around feral hives. These hives have been found to be 98% Africanized Hybrid Honeybees. In this talk participants will learn:

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. 

Monica when she was little....each motif on the building is an opening to a beehive.