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Zen Beekeeping For the Successful Beginner Beekeeper
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(54 ratings)
292 students

Zen Beekeeping For the Successful Beginner Beekeeper

How to Start Your First Amazing Hive and Positively Thrive!
Created bySusan Griffin
Last updated 6/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • You will understand beekeeping terminology
  • Know the types of equipment and how to choose what is right for you
  • Comprehend brief bee biology
  • How to install bees with confidence
  • Learn how to inspect your hive and understand what to look for
  • You will be introduced to pests of the hive and possible solutions
  • You will feel more comfortable in the hive
  • Students will be able to make more informed choices on how to care for their bees
  • Be a zen beekeeper

Course content

12 sections31 lectures7h 9m total length
  • A bit about me1:05

    A little about me and my beekeeping life.

  • A Little History12:37

    A brief look at the history of beekeeping in the world. Let's travel through time and see how beekeeping has changed.

  • About Our Honey Bee13:56

    Who is the honey bee and what does she contribute to our world.

Requirements

  • Interest in bees and the amazing world of the honeybee
  • Interest in beekeeping and planning on getting a hive.
  • Motivation to learn!
  • Pen and Paper for Precious Notes!
  • Sense of Humor

Description

This will be the beginning of your personal journey in beekeeping:
Encouragement and enlightenment  for your choices in beekeeping.

Everyone starts as a beginner.

Here you will find no judgement, just encouragement. 
Learning beekeeping can start you on the path to Zen in your busy life.

I like not wearing my bee suit, forgetting myself and getting as close to the bees lives as they will let me, remembering in the process that there is more to life than the merely human and accepting the humbling truth that bees know better than I do.

I have experienced many of the challenges faced by beekeepers and understand your fear and frustrations caring for these amazing creatures. I designed this for the new beekeeper and those that want to keep bees and harvest honey, to make available information that will allow you to learn, enjoy and thrive at keeping bees. Since I am an organic beekeeper I lean towards treatment free, holistic and natural management.

**This course has been updated for 2024 - 25 with added videos from in the apiary. Field work to show real work work with the hives.


This is a comprehensive class in beginner beekeeping.

You will understand :

  • beginning beekeeping terminology

  • know the types of equipment

  • brief bee biology

           * the role of the Queen

           * the role of  the Drone

           * the role of  the Worker

  • how to install bees

  • how inspect your hive.

You will gain insight toward honey harvesting and the seasonal tasks of a beekeeper. Using the quotes of Zen masters, I will guide you to your first experiences in the hive.

Included as downloads are

  • Hive Inspection Sheet

  • Beekeeper Calendar

  • PDFs on Multiple Pests

  • Gear Checklist

  • Plans for Warre Hive

  • and much more!

“You’ve got to go at the rate you can go. You wake up at the rate you wake up.”

Students are encouraged to ask questions and never stop learning!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who is interested in honey bees
  • Anyone who is interested in beekeeping
  • Beekeepers who already have a hive or few hives
  • Anyone interested in gardening and pollinators