Beekeeping
Class size is limited. Bee suits and gloves will be needed to participate in hands-on sessions. Class cost is $100.00 per person.
If you cannot attend your scheduled course, please inform the Corporate Education Center as soon as possible by email (corped@wdt.edu) or phone (605-718-2962). Registration may be moved to a future class with availability, or a full refund may be offered for individuals giving at least 72 hours' notice or with extenuating circumstance for a last-minute cancellation (sickness, death in the family, etc). This is available one time per student. The full fee will be charged for all future registrations with no refund option.
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Dates | Description | Time |
Fall 2024 Basic Beekeeping |
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Learn the basics of keeping honey bees, including considerations to get started, bee biology, major tasks centered on each “bee season”, an introduction to recognizing and treating common honey bee ailments and pests and experience hands-on training in the WDT apiary. The hands-on portion will include inspections, mite treatments and winterizing your apiary hives. By the end of this course, students will receive the basic knowledge to successfully manage and overwinter your colony. No Prerequisites to attend the basic course. |
Classes will be from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm each day. |
| Fall 2024 Advanced Beekeeping |
Wednesday & Thursday, October 23-24, 2024 Saturday, October 25, 2024 |
The Advance Beekeeping expands on the knowledge received during the basic beekeeping course and focuses on the details of colony management: Pest and Disease Treatments, queen management and Supplemental Feeding. It also includes instruction on the honey bee’s internal anatomy, bee subspecies and reproduction and how to expand (hive splitting) and self-sustaining your apiary. The hands-on session will include deliberate hive inspections and hive splitting using several easy and effective techniques. |
Classes will be from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. Saturday (based on weather) 8:00am-12:00pm at the apiary |
A Buzz in the Black Hills Conference
2025 Conference
February 21-22, 2025
Friday - 6pm to 9pm
Satruday - 8:00am - 4:00pm
Cost to attend: $TBD
Sponsored by WDTC Environmental Club and DRB Beekeeping and Supplies, LLC.
This in person and virtual beekeeping conference is for all levels of Beekeepers. This year’s conference theme will be posted soon!
Tentative Primary Speakers: TBD
Local Vendor Booths, Free Door Prizes and Silent Auctions
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