One Day Seminar and Workshop

You can prevent some swarming by being ready. Reduce losses by doing the necessary and timely preparations and management practices taught by master beekeeper Dr. Vincent Aloyo and Mark Antunes.  With almost 80 years of combined experience, you are bound to learn something new. 

Please join them for a fun and fact filled day of learning and live demonstrations at this special BCBA seminar;

All about Swarms  

Short Agenda

• Basics: What is a swarm?
• How to predict them
• How to prevent them
• How to plan for them
• How to lure and find swarms
• How to catch them
• Management after catching
• The good, the bad, and the ugly of swarms
• Includes Continental Breakfast and Lunch.

The course consists of 8 classes from February to September.

Registration is now open. Registration will close on March 19, 2025.

Are you interested in beekeeping but have never done it before? Have you started raising honey bees and want to learn more? Perhaps you have been raising honey bees for a few years and just want some refresher techniques. If so, then the Bucks County Beginner Beekeeping Course is just the right thing for you! It offers classes that are timely to your seasonal beekeeping needs with lessons full of beekeeping insight and information in a classroom setting.

Instructor: MARK ANTUNES

WHEN: The course consists of 8 classes from February 2025 to September 2025. The schedule will always be the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 6 PM and last until about 9 PM.

Class 2: Tuesday, March 18th

Class 3: Tuesday, April 22nd (4th Tuesday)

Class 4: Tuesday, May 20th

Class 5: Tuesday, June 17th

Class 6: Tuesday, July 15th

Class 7: Tuesday, August 19th

Class 8: Tuesday, September 16th

WHERE: In-Person ONLY at Forest Grove Presbyterian Church

COST: A single student receives membership to the Bucks County Beekeepers Association, educational materials, and eight great classes for only $150. This is over 25 hours of teaching.

Note: Family members residing in the SAME HOUSEHOLD ONLY may register for a second student at a discounted price of $130. Total for family $280

CONTACT: For more information e-mail us at: info@bucksbeekeepers.com

Please note that this class format and meeting requirements are subject to change. While it is our goal to maintain the class as it is described here, public health and safety for the students and the instructors will always be paramount.

Registration for 2025 Intermediate Beekeeping closed in March.
If you are interested, we recommend you attend one of our General Meetings (2nd Tuesday of every month) or plan on registering for Intermediate Beekeeping next year.


Information for Students ALREADY REGISTERED

Open Hive Sessions

Instructor Permitted and Weather Appropriate there will be Open Hive Sessions to start the class (usually starting in April through the 2025 class)

Recommended...

Boots/appropriate footwear, no open-toed shoes (it might be muddy!)

Light colored clothing (no black, no red)

long sleeve and pants help, especially if it's a little cooler/tick season

Other: hair secured, sun protection, water

• Whatever you would wear to handle your own hive! Dress to your own comfort level.  Please change dress as needed and put on your veils BEFORE walking over.
  
• Please assemble in the parking lot before walking over. Be mindful to walk on stone paths or over the field; do not walk through the graveyard.
• Within the church: please keep in mind that we rent this space and are expected to leave it in the same clean, organized way that it is found.

Open Hive Sessions

Instructor Permitted and Weather Appropriate there will be Open Hive Sessions to start the class (usually starting in April through the 2025 class)

Recommended...

Boots/appropriate footwear, no open-toed shoes (it might be muddy!)

Light colored clothing (no black, no red)

long sleeve and pants help, especially if it's a little cooler/tick season

Other: hair secured, sun protection, water

• Whatever you would wear to handle your own hive! Dress to your own comfort level.  Please change dress as needed and put on your veils BEFORE walking over.
  
• Please assemble in the parking lot before walking over. Be mindful to walk on stone paths or over the field; do not walk through the graveyard.
• Within the church: please keep in mind that we rent this space and are expected to leave it in the same clean, organized way that it is found.