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Virtual Beginning Beekeeping Two-Part Class
November 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Spend 2 days virtually connecting with our Head Beekeeper, Marcin Matelski, to learn the basics of beekeeping: equipment, hive design and construction, bee biology and behavior, bee management, and bee products. This lecture based class has been adapted for a virtual experience and is limited in capacity to encourage questions and group interaction. This comprehensive class is a prerequisite for joining the GPCA volunteer beekeeper program. Pre-registration is required.
*This class takes place over the course of 2 days*
Class 1- Monday, November 3rd from 6:00pm-8:30pm
Class 2- Monday, November 10th 6:00pm-8:30pm
Cost: $50 general admission / $40 GPCA members & volunteers*
*Member discount applied at check out with member login. For volunteer discounts, please email volunteering@garfieldpark.org
Scholarships are available! Please fill out this Scholarship Application or contact programs@garfieldpark.org for more information. Please apply for scholarships by Monday, October 28th at 5:00pm CST.
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.
Registration ends November 3rd at 5pm 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.