2025 JR BEEKEEPER INFO SESSION/REGISTRATION (ZOOM)
JOIN US FOR OUR PARENT INFORMATION & REGISTRATION NIGHT WEDNESDAY MARCH 5TH AT 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
THE JUNIOR BEEKEEPER PROGRAM IS A HANDS-ON PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT BEEKEEPING. THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE BEEKEEPERS’ YEAR – FROM EQUIPMENT PREPARATION TO HONEY HARVESTING. EACH MONTH THE STUDENTS LEARN TO BE STEWARDS OF THEIR OWN BEEHIVE BY PUTTING INTO PRACTICE CONCEPTS THEY LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM. IN CLASS, THEY LEARN ABOUT POLLINATION, BEE BIOLOGY AND PEST MANAGEMENT. AT THE HIVE, THEY OBSERVE AND IDENTIFY BEES, SPLIT COLONIES AND MONITOR THE PROGRESS AND HEALTH OF THE HIVE.
GUEST SPEAKERS AND FIELD TRIPS ROUND OUT THE PROGRAM. THE KAWARTHA CHAPTER OF THE JUNIOR BEEKEEPERS PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2017. THE PROGRAM HAS SINCE PARTNERED WITH DAVE & KERI FROM HUNNABEES - WHO ARE BOTH MENTORS ALONG WITH JOHN & LENKA, AND PROVIDE THEIR SPACE TO HOST THE SESSIONS.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
• TO INTRODUCE YOUTH TO THE WORLD OF HONEYBEES AND THE ROLE OF THE BEEKEEPER;
• TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE OF HONEYBEES AS POLLINATORS;
• TO ENCOURAGE A NEW GENERATION OF BEEKEEPERS.
FORMAT:
• HANDS-ON (WORKING WITH THE BEES, HONEY HARVESTING)
• CLASSROOM
• WORKSHOPS (E.G. ASSEMBLING EQUIPMENT, CANDLE MAKING)
• SITE VISITS
• GUEST SPEAKERS
AGES:
9 TO 14 YEARS
LOCATIONS:
- KAWARTHA JUNIOR BEEKEEPERS: HUNNABEES HONEY CO (MILLBROOK)
- NORTHUMBERLAND JUNIOR BEEKEEPERS: DANCING BEE EQUIPMENT (PORT HOPE)
NOTE: ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL WEAR FULL BEE SUITS WHEN WORKING WITH THE BEES. HOWEVER, BEE STINGS ARE ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.
READ MORE ABOUT THE JUNIOR BEEKEEPER PROGRAM HERE.
