Celebrating Sustainable Communities

Dear Friends, we would like to share the following:

2012 Bee School

Green Toe Garrdens
rich@greentoegardens.com
248 585 5558

Keeping Bees the Organic/Natural Way in Urban and Suburban Settings
This class introduces students to a nurturing way of beekeeping and a philosophy of respect and love for these amazing creatures.

Our First Session is scheduled for:

March 4 at 1:00 pm
Royal Oak Senior Center
3500 Marais Royal Oak, MI
Near the Royal Oak High School

Topics to be covered:

Orientation, history of beekeeping, importance of bees, products of the hive.
How to get started, what equipment will you need, packages or nuc's, best location, and what about the neighbors.
We will also cover different types of hives, Top Bar, Langstroth, Warre and hollow logs and discuss what's happening to our bees, the latest on CCD.
Recommended reading "First Lessons in Beekeeping" by Keith Delaplane
"Complete Idiots guide to Beekeeping" and "Robbing the Bees", by Holly Bishop

You do not have to keep bees this summer, but it is advised to have your own Veil, hive tool and smoker, everything you will need and where to get them is covered in the first session. A great orientation and beginners guide to honey bees

Second Session will be building equipment on April 15 again in Royal Oak different location.

Third Session will be installing packages, time dependent on when packages arrive, usually the last week or two of April.

Additional classes happen the 1st or 2nd Sunday of the month, weather dependent.
Class will run about three hours for each session through out the summer.

Class fee is $120.
For seven sessions, the final session in October will be honey extraction, mead and honey tasting.
Class size limited to 20 people, first come first serve.

Please email or call for confirmation

rich@greentoegardens.com
248 585 5558

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Celebrating Sustainable Communities Dear Friends, we would like to share the following: 2012 Bee School Green Toe Garrdens rich@greentoegardens.com 248 585 5558 Keeping Bees the Organic/Natural Way in Urban and Suburban Settings This class introduces students to a nurturing way of beekeeping and a philosophy of respect and love for these amazing creatures. Our First Session is scheduled for: March 4 at 1:00 pm Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Royal Oak, MI Near the Royal Oak High School Topics to be covered: Orientation, history of beekeeping, importance of bees, products of the hive. How to get started, what equipment will you need, packages or nuc's, best location, and what about the neighbors. We will also cover different types of hives, Top Bar, Langstroth, Warre and hollow logs and discuss what's happening to our bees, the latest on CCD. Recommended reading "First Lessons in Beekeeping" by Keith Delaplane "Complete Idiots guide to Beekeeping" and "Robbing the Bees", by Holly Bishop You do not have to keep bees this summer, but it is advised to have your own Veil, hive tool and smoker, everything you will need and where to get them is covered in the first session. A great orientation and beginners guide to honey bees Second Session will be building equipment on April 15 again in Royal Oak different location. Third Session will be installing packages, time dependent on when packages arrive, usually the last week or two of April. Additional classes happen the 1st or 2nd Sunday of the month, weather dependent. Class will run about three hours for each session through out the summer. Class fee is $120. For seven sessions, the final session in October will be honey extraction, mead and honey tasting. Class size limited to 20 people, first come first serve. Please email or call for confirmation rich@greentoegardens.com 248 585 5558