Learn how to be a beekeeper in this self-paced online course that teaches students how to start, maintain, and care for a honey bee colony.
Course Overview
This online class is designed to provide information that new beekeepers need to start and care for a honey bee colony. Learn everything you need to know to further your hobby or get your business off the ground!
Participants will be introduced to bee biology and management. Participants will also learn how to assemble hives, open and examine colonies, and see how honey and beeswax are harvested.
This course fulfills the legal requirements of the State of New Jersey for beekeeper education: https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/pdf/Diseasesofbees.pdf.
There will also be a live Q & A Session on Zoom with the instructors Michael & Debra Haberland on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm. The Zoom link to attend the live session will be sent to registered students the day before. (Note: If you register for the course after the Q&A date, although you will miss the chance to attend live, a recording of the Q&A session will automatically be shared with you.)
Featured Topics
- Bee Biology
- Disease and Mite Prevention
- Hive Assembly and Management
- Honey Extraction
- Queen Bee Purchasing
- And Much More!
Who Should Attend?
Whether you are brand new to beekeeping or already have a few years as an apiarist under your belt, you will gain valuable insights from our seasoned instructor and his experience.
Our students come from all walks of life – attorneys, the armed forces, teachers, retirees, farmers, artists – but they leave with one thing in common: a newfound confidence to start their own hives and pursue their passion for beekeeping.
Meet Your Instructors
Mike Haberland, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Mike Haberland is an associate professor and County Environmental Agent with Rutgers University Cooperative Extension. He uses applied research and collaborates with organizations to develop programs that assist in the creation, promotion, and education of innovative environmental, sustainable community and natural resource management practices. Mike uses beekeeping and the creation of native pollinator habitat for research and as a way to educate the public on the importance of pollinators.
Debra Haberland, Working Girls Meadows
Debbie is a marine biologist, teacher, and owner of Working Girls Meadows. She has been involved in beekeeping for over seven years. One of her main goals is to use her education and scientific background to promote the science of beekeeping and educate on the importance of pollinators. The goal of Debbie’s apiaries is to produce queens and nucleus hives to increase the availability of locally-raised and adapted bees in order to assist the survival and health of bees in our area.
