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COBKA 2025 Beginners' Beekeeping Course - Registration Required

When
08 Mar 2025
8:45 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
The Embark Coworking Community
Spaces left
18

Registration

*COBKA Member Free Bee Registration
Members are welcome to register at free, $20, $40, or $60 levels.
Every contribution directly supports COBKA’s mission to offer exceptional beekeeping programs. Choose the option that aligns with your financial ability while supporting our shared passion for bees.
Callow Bee – Public or Member Registration – $20.00
We’re excited to have you join us!
This registration includes a COBKA Annual Family Membership.
Nurse Bee: Public or Member Registration – $40.00
Thank you for supporting COBKA!
This registration level includes a COBKA Annual Family Membership and ensures the continuation of our beekeeping programs.
Queen Bee: Public or Member Registration – $60.00
We deeply appreciate your generous support!
This premium registration includes a COBKA Annual Family Membership and helps us expand and enhance our beekeeping programs.

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COBKA 2025 Beginners' Beekeeping Course

Hands-on course intended to provide information and strategies for the new beekeeper to successfully navigate the first year of beekeeping using Langstroth hives.

Topics to be covered:

Woodenware

Setup/Location

Acquiring and installing new bees.

Tools & Protection

Colony Inspection

Varroa

Bee Biology

The course is in-person only.

The Embark Coworking Community: 2843 NW Lolo Dr. Bend, OR 97703

Before attending, all participants must register AND complete a waiver for safety and liability purposes. To save time at check-in, we encourage you to e-sign it in advance.

Schedule, Waiver & Location Maps:

https://www.cobeekeeping.org/2025-Bee-School-Info

While you can sign the waiver at the venue, signing it online will make your check-in much faster!

Questions: email Muffy - All questions welcomed.

If course attendees are looking for bees for 2025, the best time to order bees is January and early February, for delivery around May. Area Suppliers

Your first task - Get your feet wet and keep abreast of the 'Monthly Central Oregon Apiary Notes' archives (COBKA homepage). Very informative for beekeepers in our area.

This course will be aimed at the beginner beekeeper, however anyone who has interest may attend.

Recommended textbooks (not required):

- The Beekeepers Handbook (Fifth edition), Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile

- Story's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, Malcom Sanford and Richard Bonney

- Beekeeping for Dummies, Howland Blackiston

- First Lessons for Beekeeping, Keiths Delaplane

As more research is done, information distilled, techniques perfected the texts change. We would recommend getting the most recent revision of any textbooks you'd like to use.