2025 Practical Beekeeping Course

37th Annual Beekeeping Class hosted by the Madison County Beekeepers Association

Practical Beekeeping Course 2025

Part 1 – Introduction to Beekeeping

• Saturday, January 11th - 8 am - 4 pm
• Huntsville Botanical Garden
• Also Online via Zoom (both options available)

Part 2 - Hive Management Through the Year

• Tuesday, January 14th 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Online
• Tuesday, January 21st 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Online
• Tuesday, January 28th 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Online
• Tuesday, February 4th 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Online

Class size is limited, and advance registration is required!

Video Recordings – Available for a Limited Time

Includes 1 Year Membership in Madison County Beekeepers Association

Cost

• Online Only $25
• In-Person Individual $30 (No Lunch) / $46 (Lunch Included)

• In-Person – Family $35 (No Lunch) / $51 (1st lunch included) / $16 per additional family member lunch

• All Tickets include Online Access for Part 2
• Special Note for Families - Each family member after the 1st must be ticketed separately as we have limited in-person seating. Please see the Additional Family Member ticket category and register each additional member with or without lunch. If you have questions, please contact us below.

Lunch Option –

• A Tasty boxed lunch (Sandwich, chips, cookie, and drink) is available for purchase at the time of registration
• Feel free to bring your own lunch instead
• We do not recommend going offsite from the Garden for lunch due to the limited time available.
• Lunch ticket sales will end on Dec 29th due to catering lead times

Are you interested in learning about honey bees?

Do you want to keep your own hives and become a beekeeper, or are you just curious about what that involves?

Then this is the course for you.

This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of beekeeping.

We welcome anyone who has an interest in the honey bee.

In Part 1 we will start learning the basics about honey bees, beekeeping equipment, and the various ways to get bees.

In Part 2 we will continue our bee education learning how to manage a honey bee colony through all of the seasons of your first year. This will include more details of how a honey bee colony works, bee diseases and pests, and everyone's favorite topic....honey!

Each session in the series will cover a different topic or subject in beekeeping, so you'll want to attend them all. There is a LOT to learn, and you'll have fun doing it!

Thanks and have a bee-autiful day.

Click the Contact link below for answers to many questions or to send an email to us if you have other questions.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue Southwest, Huntsville, United States