New York City Beekeeping

December 8, 2011 6:00 PM - 115 attended

The Bee Course: For Bee Lovers & Beekeepers, Course Intro 6 - 8.30pm

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Pre-Registration is open! Please login here to RSVP for December 8th, then click for the form & survey: http://bit.ly/BeeCourse to help us seat everyone efficiently and get you on the right lists.

If you are curious about bees and beekeeping, now is a great time to start The Bee Course.

We will be offering this in depth program in cooperation with NYC Parks Dept for the 4th year in 2011-2012.

The Course is offered free of charge.

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115 attended

4.5019 (19 ratings)

Event Host

Liane
Organizer
Event Host

Jim
Instructor
Tom Burns

Looks like it is going to be a lot of fun.
avra cohen

Excellent presentation delivered with good humor. Looking forward to more.
Sarai Valenzuela

It was my first time.....I thought it was great...Lianne was very knowledgable and helpful and Jim was a treasure house of wonderful beekeeping information...he was also very funny and down to earth and I look forward to continuing this course with them!! Thank you both!!! Sarai
Patricia

+1 guest

Mostly, it was very informative, fun, and clearly presented. I enjoyed it very much, EXCEPT... The presenter made a comparison of the queen bee's tail to 'J-Lo's butt', and said: 'Who would want a butt THAT big?' This is not funny: it's extremely offensive! Comparing the behind of a woman to the tail of an animal, especially in such a negative comment, is misogynistic. And just because HE doesn't like J-Lo's butt, doesn't mean others agree! On the contrary: her beautiful figure is part of what makes her attractive to many men, and admired and envied by many women! Jim, most of your jokes are charming, but that one can be deleted from the presentation. Without that joke, I would give it 5 stars!
Jim Mutton

Lianne and Jim did a super job hosting this kick-off meeting for the curious masses. I will definitely be attending the follow-up sessions in 2012 and look forward to getting my hands into those hives!
Helen

Looking forward to the full course.
Brian Andrezik

It was a very comprehensive introduction that mixed facts with humor. I was not bored.
Dan

This was a reasonable intro to the field of Bee Keeping. The class itself seemed to start basic, which is great and progressed only slightly. This again is quite good as covering basics is needed. There are many different ways of bee keeping and from what I saw in the intro course, it appears this focuses soley on the instructors methods and will likely not discuss other methods FYI.
D. Rooney

It's obvious that Liane and Jim are passionate about what they do and providing this knowledge to others. I am looking forward to the classes beginning in January!
Hung Le

excellent intro course. you find out what books to read up on and to not rely on googled "experts" blogs...
Oona

excellent as usual
mordy mandell

Jim was amazing!!! I am now a bee afficionado. I am also going to incorporate several of Jim's jokes into my stand-up comedy routine.
Derek

+1 guest

Great course. I can't wait till the next class. Very knowledgeable instructor, good humor, and lots of applicable details. I really can't believe this is a free course.
Sarah B

This was my first meeting and it will not be the last. It was very informative and enjoyable. Clearly the speakers are very well acquainted with bees. I learned so much in one evening!
sandy
Kelly
Tania
Whitney
Allison
nathalie
Eugene
Joshua Van Kirk

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Melissa Shane

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Amy
Dan spadaro

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Paul Law
Michelle P
alan lilienthal
Anandi
Sonya
Sarah Thacher
Benjamin James Lesea-Pringle
Donna Yu
Om Shanti
Frankie Zmetra

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nancy
Gloria
Katie Heyn
Habeeb
Amihan Is Midoc
Rachel Fishman Green
Natsumi
Laura Willis
Stephanie
Jeff Wilburn
Bill Lorusso
Vertically Integrated Farms
William Lynam

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When:

Thursday, December 8, 2011

6:00 PM

Where:

The Arsenal Building at Central Park,

64th Street at 5th Avenue, New York, NY

Pre-Registration is open! Please login here to RSVP for December 8th, then click for the form & survey: http://bit.ly/BeeCourse to help us seat everyone efficiently and get you on the right lists.
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"THE BEE COURSE" IS IN FULL SWING!

Want to host a hive or bring other pollinators to your garden or rooftop, looking for honey from your neighborhood, or beekeeper seeking assistance?

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About "THE BEE COURSE: For Bee Lovers & BeeKeepers"

Our Free in-depth Winter Course, is underway.

Registration is currently for waitlist only. But we will do our best to seat you before the next lecture in the series and you can still catch up in time to start beekeeping this spring. If you are curious about bees and beekeeping, now is a great time to start The Bee Course.

The first sessions give you foundations in bee biology and behavior and will help you determine whether you'll be ready to keep bees on your own this Spring, would prefer to join a community team, or just want to learn and volunteer with us. In spring as weather permits, we progress to hands-on sessions in urban apiaries, exposing students to dozens of hives at various stages of growth. There is a lot of material on the web about beekeeping. Many different methods are covered in the Course, and our focus is on practices consistent with "Responsible Urban Beekeeping."

"The Bee Course" is comparable to a college course. It is offered free of charge as a matter of principle.

Members are also eligible to participate in the at-cost group purchase of gear and bees we organize each spring. We have a limited allocation of package bees and preference goes to students and active volunteers. Our bee delivery date is in mid-April. If you are not currently enrolled in the Course, please login & click "Contact Us" if you would like to be included or to lend a hand organizing this season.

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NYC Beekeeping is an all-volunteer group for beekeepers and beelovers.

We organize a free course in beekeeping, expert and peer mentoring, and community service & outreach activities throughout the year. Members volunteer with urban farms, community gardens, the NYC Parks Dept., schools and other organizations to foster a strong community of responsible urban beekeepers, to bring training & economic opportunity through beekeeping to underserved areas, to conserve and protect honeybees and other pollinators, and to contribute to the program and fundraising capacities of selected 501(c)(3) organizations.