Beekeeping 101

Learn how to keep bees and help reduce threats to declining pollinator populations. Beekeepers improve their vegetable and fruit yields, improve local food security and often get a sweet bonus - honey.  This workshop will cover equipment needed and assembly, hive placement, habitat and hive management as well as honey harvesting. 

Beekeeping and honey collection continue to grow more popular. See the essential equipment: woodenware, bee-suits and smokers. Hear why bees swarm and how to collect them. Learn how to install bees in a hive, which pests and diseases to watch for and how to collect honey. 

Organic practices in gardens and lawns benefit honey bees and native pollinators. For maximum crop yields and honey production, honey bees and native pollinators need nectar and food plants all season long. Hear about harvesting honey and risks to bees through pests and diseases. 

Sanne Kure-Jensen is an organic grower, beekeeper and horticultural writer in Portsmouth, RI where she has been promoting pollinator-friendly growing for many years. She is a regular contributor to “Country Folks Grower.” Sanne offers workshops on pollinators, beekeeping, ecological landscaping and home brewing.  She also manages educational programs and outreach for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island (NOFA/RI).Learn more about Sanne at  SanneKureJensen.wordpress.com