Barry's Bees
Victoria BC, Canada
Hotline
250 213.2894
or by EMail
BarryTraining is an integral part of the support program we provide to beekeepers of the south islands of British Columbia. We currently offer courses for several aspects of beekeeping. All courses include field experience as well as classroom time. We also provide an on going private consulting service for additional on site training.
Beginner's Beekeeping 2025 - ($285)
Starting Monday, April 7th at 7 pm, 2025
This course is now available for online registration
This
course is an introduction to beekeeping. There are no prerequisites.
The course offers participants both theory and practical field
experience. With Covid-19 consideration my Beginner's course has been restructured to a webinar format so
you can safely participate from home.Starting Monday, April 7th at 7 pm, 2025
This course is now available for online registration
Each of the 6 webinar sessions are 2.5 hours in duration consisting of 3 modules with breaks for questions. Each of the 40 minute modules will be recorded and made avaialble through my private educational YouTube chanel for review after the course.
Field days will be scheduled when able, hopefully at end of the webinar lectures during May or June on a Sunday afternoon.
To register, please download the info/registration form by clicking here or go directly to the on-line registration form.
Course Description:
The course is comprised of 6 webinar sessions of 2 1/2 hours each plus one field sessions of about 3 hrs for a total of 18 hrs. For detailed course information and registration form please click here to download the 2 page pdf file.
Curriculum:
- History of beekeeping
- The honeybee society
- Honey bee physiology
- Honey bee health
- The hive
- Getting started
- Honeybee products
- Spring and summer management
- Integrated pest management
- Fall and Winter management
- Harvesting and marketing
- Putting it all together
- Field Day, hands on with beekeeping equipment, getting familiar with live honey
bee and setting up an apiary
A bee veil for over the head protection during the field sessions is required. Course material is included. I will assist in starting your new apiary by sourcing beekeeping and beekeeper equipment and guaranteeing the availability of at least 1 NUC (starter hive) of locally bred bees from my private stock, typically available early May. Price to be set during the first class.
If you are unable to attend a scheduled course, please advise of a date when you are available by email. When there is sufficient interest, I will definitely consider scheduling another course.
Consulting
Private consulting session for beekeepers around Greater
Victoria are available on a fee for service basis. Please EMail me to inquire for a
time and rates or call directly on my HotLine
at 250.213.2894.Beekeeping
2025
Webinar Format
- Section 1 on Monday eveneings at 7 pm, April 7, 14, 28 and May 5, 12,19 ending on the 19th