Beginning Beekeeping Class

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Spend the day with our Head Beekeeper, Marcin Matelski, to learn the basics of beekeeping: equipment, bee biology and behavior, colony management, and hive products. This comprehensive lecture-based class is a prerequisite for joining the GPCA volunteer beekeeper program. These classes tend to fill up quickly, so be sure to register early. Pre-registration is required.

Please note: This class is open to participants aged 16 and above. The class is lecture-based only, and there will be no hands-on component with bees or beehives.

Accommodations: When you register for this workshop you will be asked to provide any accommodations requests. If you have any questions or would like to request an additional accommodation, please contact access@garfieldpark.org, at least 72 hours prior to the event start.

Scholarships are available! : We have a limited amount of scholarships available for this class. Please fill out this Scholarship Application (link opens in a new tab) or contact Bendi at bqian@garfieldpark.org for more information. Scholarship applications are due by October 12th at 5pm CST.

Registration ends October 18th at 10am CST.

For all fee based programs: If cancelling…

• …two weeks prior –> Full refund (minus processing fee)
• …between two weeks and 48 hours prior and there is a waitlist –> Full refund (minus processing fee)
• …between two weeks and 48 hours and there is not a waitlist –> Credit to be used by June 30th*
• …within 48 hours –> Credit to be used by June 30th*

*If there is an upcoming program with the same cost, you can request to have your ticket transferred to that program.