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Self-paced, step-by-step courses for new beekeepers getting started and experienced keepers brushing up — free, no account required.
beginner
new beekeeper
getting started
Beekeeping Fundamentals
A self-paced introduction to keeping honey bees — from colony biology and equipment to your first inspection, seasonal care, and harvest.
11 lessons
~5 hours
intermediate
intermediate beekeeper
queen rearing
Intermediate Beekeeping
Build on the fundamentals — requeening and queen rearing, deliberate colony increase, advanced pest and disease management, maximizing honey production, and getting overwintering right.
6 lessons
~4 hours
advanced
beekeeping business
record keeping
Beekeeping Business & Record-Keeping
Pricing and selling your honey, the record-keeping that makes compliance and disaster-assistance claims possible, traceability, basic apiary economics, and risk management.
5 lessons
~3 hours
intermediate
warm climate
regional adaptation
Warm-Climate & Regional Adaptations
Beekeeping without a hard winter, managing heat and drought, year-round Varroa pressure, and working safely with regionally different bee genetics.
4 lessons
~3 hours