ALL COURSES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Courses are a la carte and unlimited access for 30-60 days
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**Note: REPORTER registration system does not work well on Safari, so best to use a different web browser
FREE
All 3 'Beginner' courses as a bundle (BEES 1.00)
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$84
20%
$105
FOR ALL THREE BEGINNER COURSES
ORIGINALLY
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BUNDLED DISCOUNT
Perfect one-stop shop to get started in beekeeping
$90
2025 'Beginner' BEES School
Feb. 26th - Mar. 19th, 2025
BUNDLED DISCOUNT
ALL THREE BEGINNER COURSES
PLUS LIVE Q&A
$50
2025 'Beginner' Field Day
Saturday, March 22nd, 2025
LIMITED AVAILABILTY
Hands-on experience with experts in the NC State Apiculture Program
INDIVIDUAL 'BEGINNER' COURSES ($35 each)
'Advanced' Queen Biology & Management Bundle (BEES 2.00.01)
Includes courses:
Queens and mating
Queen rearing
Honey bee stocks
(3 mini-courses, 13 lectures, 3.57 hours of content)
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$84
20%
$105
FOR ALL THREE ADVANCED COURSES
ORIGINALLY
SAVE
BUNDLED DISCOUNT
'Advanced' Colony Health Bundle (BEES 2.00.02)
Includes courses:
Pathogens, Parasites, Pests, and Problems
Varroa Integrated Pest Management
Knowing about Pesticides
(3 mini-courses, 11 lectures, 3.50 hours of content)
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$84
20%
$105
FOR ALL THREE ADVANCED COURSES
ORIGINALLY
SAVE
BUNDLED DISCOUNT
INDIVIDUAL 'ADVANCED' COURSES ($35 each)
BIOLOGY
Lectures:
Why Learn Anatomy, External Anatomy, Internal Anatomy, Queens and Drones
Lectures:
Queen Rearing, Queen Elimination, Queen Mating, Fertilization and Oviposition
Lectures:
Foraging division of labor, Collective foraging of the colony, Recruitment, Propolis and water foraging, Pollen foraging, Regulation of nectar foraging
Lectures:
Genetics 101, Haplodiploidy and relatedness, Consequences of queen polyandry, Sex determination, Selective breeding
Lectures:
Chemical communication, Worker pheromones, Queen mandibular pheromone, other queen pheromones
Future Courses
MANAGEMENT
Lectures:
Spring Management, Swarm Control, Queen Rearing, Honey Production, Supplemental Feeding, Other Management Considerations
Lectures:
What constitutes a "stock", Apis mellifera subspecies, Selected stocks, Other considerations
Lectures:
Brood Pathogens, Adult Parasites, Hive Pests, Colony Disorders
Lectures:
Setting Up a Cell Builder, Grafting, Mating Nucleus Hives, Marking, Banking, and Queen Introduction
Lectures:
IPM Approach and Varroa Life Cycle, Monitoring, Control Regimes, Cycle Regimes and Long-Term Sustainability
Future Courses
INDUSTRY
Lectures:
The History of the AHB in the US, AHB Biology, Mechanisms of Displacement, Identification, Symptoms, What Beekeepers Need to Do
Lectures:
Prehistoric Beekeeping, Ancient and Traditional Beekeeping, Modern Beekeeping
Lectures:
Common-Sense Approach, Pesticide Approval Process, Roles in Application and Protection
Lectures:
Native plants, Landscaping for wildlife, Diversity of plants, Top 25 native bee plants, All about seeds, Planting, Late-winter maintenance
NEW
Future Courses
Welcome to the Beekeeper Education & Engagement System!
The BEES network is an online resource for beekeepers. It is internet-based and offers a diverse method to expand your beekeeping knowledge regardless of your level of experience. The BEES network is broken into two levels of complexity, Beginner and Advanced. Both levels cover three general tracks of content: honey bee biology, honey bee management, and the honey bee industry.
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No specialized equipment or prior experience necessary—just an internet connection, a standard web browser, and a desire to learn about bees!
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Topic selection is a la carte, so you can pick and choose exactly which topics you wish to learn about. There are no required prerequisites.
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You can go at your own pace; how quickly you progress through each course is up to you! You have access to each single course for a full 30 days.
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All proceeds support the NC State Apiculture Program and our various research and extension endeavors. We are only able to accept online payments by credit card.