What is keeping YOU from becoming a beekeeper?

Name: What is keeping YOU from becoming a beekeeper?
Rating: 4.6 (56 reviews)

Start your beekeeping journey by learning to overcome your fears and move from hesitation to honey harvesting.

Created byMatthew Doucette

Last updated 2/2022

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What you'll learn

This mini course will not make you a beekeeper, but will give you direction on how to start your journey toward becoming a beekeeper
The most common fears and hesitations that keep people from becoming beekeepers
How to overcome common fears and hesitations
How to get started on your beekeeping journey
What resources can help you take the next step

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 43m total length

What is your hesitation? Exploring common hesitations of "Wanna Bees"5:11
Add a comment on this video to share which one (or more than one) of these is your greatest hesitation. Or if you have a different hesitation please share that as well.
Hesitation: Getting Stung8:49
Achieve safe beekeeping by wearing protective gear, using a smoker, and inspecting colonies on warm, sunny days; remember bees guard their colony, not you, and stings can be avoided.
Hesitation: Not Feeling Prepared5:30
Hesitation: Cost of Getting Started14:44
Buying Bees2:29
Compare buying options for bees, from a three-pound package with a queen to a five-frame nucleus, and decide which choice boosts survival and honey yield.
Hesitation: Time Commitment3:28
Time commitment varies by beekeeping style and requires attention, including regular hive inspections, spring and summer treatments, fall and winter prep, honey extraction, and about 30–45 minutes per colony.
Taking the Next Step: How to Start YOUR Journey3:15
Resources0:07

Requirements

An interest in becoming a beekeeper
No other experience needed

Description

This free mini-course won't turn you into a beekeeper, but what it will do is address the hesitations you might be feeling, whether it's getting stung, not feeling prepared to keep bees, the cost of getting started, the time commitment, not knowing what equipment to buy or how to buy bees. This mini-course will identify these hesitations and then provide you with some guidance on how to overcome that fear. Resources outside of the course are also provided to help you overcome your hesitations.

Resources will include a free printable 5 step guide to becoming a beekeeper full of helpful information and guidance to help you take the leap into becoming a beekeeper. We will also share details about our complete beekeeping course that WILL guide you from start to finish into becoming a beekeeper.

If you are wanting to become a beekeeper, maybe you have been thinking about it for years, but have a few fears or hesitations holding you back, join our course today and get the ball rolling on your beekeeping journey. This is just the first step, but overcoming your fears might be the most important step towards becoming a beekeeper that you will ever make.

Take that first step in your journey today!

Who this course is for:

Anyone with hesitations that keep you from taking the next step toward becoming a beekeeper