Long Beach Beekeepers
Look beyond jars of honey for added value from your apiary. This hands-on workshop provides instruction on using beeswax to make some personal care and household items.
Each participant will help make and take home these beeswax products:
Your course fee covers all materials. Honey-based refreshments provided. Your course fee covers all materials. Honey-based refreshments provided.
Beyond Honey will be held in a private home in the Rose Park neighborhood of Long Beach. Address will be emailed with your registration confirmation.
Beekeeping 101 is an introductory course that includes instruction, discussions, and suiting up to inspect the hives in the bee yard, weather permitting.
NOTE REGARDING SPACE: Space for this class is limited and the class fills very quickly. Reserve your spot by registering now. Once the class fills, you will be able to join the wait list. We will notify you if a space opens up, or you will get priority registration for the next Beekeeping 101 class.
Registration opens in mid August. Wait list from the previous session will get priority registration.
Learn to make honey mead - the nectar of the gods.
Each participant will make one gallon of mead at this hands-on, in-person class. Course fee covers basic supplies including honey, a glass fermenting jug and an air lock fermenting stopper. Long Beach Beekeepers will also provide cinnamon, peppercorn and star anise for you to create your own unique blend of mead. Looking for some additional spice in your life? Bring your own flavorings to add to the mix.
Mead takes two to three weeks to ferment. An additional online class will be held on Saturday, October 19, 10:00-11:30AM, for the big reveal. Cheers!
$55 for members. $65 for non-members.
NOTE: Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
Your course fee covers all materials. Honey-based refreshments provided.
Come join us at Willow Springs Bee Sanctuary, to learn about Italian bees with Bill Lewis. Italian bees display different behaviors and require different care than our local "survivor" bees. Mites must be managed year-round to ensure the colony’s survival. This class is recommended for second-year+ beekeepers. Protective gear is required (suit/jacket, closed shoes, gloves), and drinking water is recommended. This is an ongoing series that takes place approximately every three weeks, and space is limited to 6. ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE REGISTERED - NO DROP-INS OR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. Reserve your spot by registering now! Once the class fills, you will be able to join the wait list. We will notify you if anyone cancels, or you will get priority registration for the following event.
This event is free of charge. REGISTRATION FOR ALL ATTENDEES IS REQUIRED and available to club members only. Wait list from previous session will get priority registration.
Apicultura 101 es un curso introductorio que incluye instrucción y preparación para inspeccionar las colmenas de abejas de miel, si el clima lo permite.
1) ¡Este curso es gratis! 2) SE REQUIERE REGISTRO EN LÍNEA, INCLUYENDO CADA INVITADO. NO HAY ACCESO PARA PERSONAS EXTRA, POR FAVOR. 3) No es necesaria experiencia previa. 4) Use pantalones largos, gruesos y sueltos, de color claro (no oscuros ); zapatos cerrados, preferiblemente BOTAS; y calcetines largos y gruesos. Por razones de seguridad, no se permitirá la participación en la inspección de la colmena a personas sin la cobertura adecuada (pantalones cortos, sandalias, sin calcetines, etc.). 5) Por favor traiga agua potable. 6) Nosotros proveeremos la chaqueta y los guantes protectores. Por favor avísenos su talla para la chaqueta. 7) Tenga en cuenta: siempre existe la posibilidad de sufrir picaduras de abeja.
NOTA SOBRE EL ESPACIO: Apicultura 101 en español se llevará a cabo cada trimester. El espacio es limitado y es posible que la clase se llene. Reserve su plaza registrándose ahora. Una vez que la clase se llene, podrá unirse a la lista de espera. Le notificaremos si se abre un espacio, u obtendrá inscripción prioritaria para la próxima clase Apicultura 101. Si sucede después de inscibirse, que ya no podrá asistir, por favor cancele su registración para que otra persona pueda asistir.
If you think Spring is the time to plant in Southern California, think again! Learn why and how Fall is prime planting time from Honey Bee Ambassador Mike Pack.
Long Beach Beekeepers meet on the first Sunday of the month and welcome everyone from the experienced to the novice beekeeper to those just curious about beekeeping. The in-person meeting is open to the general public. Members who opt to attend online will be emailed the meeting link and passcode.
In addition to a guest speaker, meetings feature a Honey of the Month tasting and an opportunity drawing. What a sweet deal!
Special thanks to EDCO Recycling & Transfer for hosting our meetings.
Have you fallen in love with the honey bees in your garden or during a visit to Beekeeping 101? Are you ready to take the next step to become a full-fledged beekeeper? Do you want to make 2024 your most memorable year ever? Check off another box from your bucket list before 2025 rolls in by joining us for Bee Prepared this fall!
This course provides the instruction and hands-on experience to turn a beginner into a confident backyard beekeeper. Topics include hive management, bee biology, recognizing and treating common diseases and predators, legal requirements of keeping bees in Long Beach, and more.
After completing the course successfully and at the club's discretion, participants are eligible to receive a starter bee colony at no additional cost -- subject to availability (may need to wait until spring, depending on conditions). Frames and other hive equipment are not included. Upon registration, please indicate whether or not you would like to adopt a colony, so that we can build it into our census.
This class is structured as follows:
Please save these dates in your calendar: 10/13/24 9-11AM in-person introduction to the hive; both 10/14/24 AND 10/17/24 7-9PM online lectures via Zoom; ONE mentorship session (choose one: Oct 19, 20, 26, or 27, 9-11AM). Mentor sessions are filled first come first served.
This mentor session is part of your Bee Prepared class. Please bring your suit/jacket, gloves, smoker, lighter, sanitized hive tool, boots/closed shoes, and drinking water.
Only current Bee Prepared students may enroll in this session. One session per student.
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