Natural Beekeeping: Principles & Practices for the Backyard Apiary

Name: Natural Beekeeping: Principles & Practices for the Backyard Apiary
Start: 2026-04-04T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-04T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 5151 Museum Dr, Mobile, AL, United States, Alabama 36608

Schedule

Sat Apr 04 2026 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5151 Museum Dr, Mobile, AL, United States, Alabama 36608 | Mobile, AL

April 4, 1-4 pm
$40 for members • $45 for not-yet-members
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3jnpmu6s
Taught by local beekeeper, Veronica Culberson, this class will uncover the vast differences in industrial and hobby beekeeping and show how the standards for one don't really apply to the other, and how they may actually disadvantage the bees. We will discuss the whys and hows of honeybee behaviors, what the bees want, and how to use their natural tendencies to support their health and production. Other topics covered include apiary site selection and setup for healthy and productive colonies, hiving options, sourcing livestock, inspecting your bees and record keeping, supporting rather than preventing swarming, natural disease and pest management, expanding your apiary organically, and how we learn from our failures.
Weather permitting, we will be viewing live bees during this 3+ hour course.
Note: This is NOT a beekeeping 101 class. If you're an aspiring, new or even seasoned beekeeper who'd like to learn about the more natural, low impact and regenerative side of beekeeping and how to apply it to your own beekeeping journey, then this is the class for you.