Start your beekeeping journey the right way — with expert guidance and hands-on knowledge from a national & international scientist and beekeeper.

🐝 What you’ll get:

• Learn how to manage your hives confidently through all seasons
• Understand bee biology so you can make better decisions
• Prevent and treat diseases with proven methods
• Join a supportive learning community — with year-round mentorship

📅 7-Week Online Course
Every Wednesday, 7:00 PM EST — February 5 – March 19, 2026
All sessions are recorded for flexible learning.

👨🏫 Instructor: Dr. Karen Avetisyan — beekeeper, scientist, and international educator with 18 years of experience. Over 250 students have taken Dr. Avetisyan’s beekeeping classes since 2021.

🎓 Includes:

• 200-page handbook
• 120 self-test questions
• Completion certificate
• Monthly check-ins through March 2027 to guide your real-world hive work

💛 Limited seats available — enroll now to secure your spot for Spring 2026!

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Standard Beekeeping Course with Dr. Karén Avetisyan

Start your beekeeping journey with confidence. Learn research-based, real-world hive management from a national and international beekeeper and educator.

What you’ll learn

• Season-by-season hive management (spring → winter)
• Bee biology & behavior for better decision-making
• How to prevent, spot, and treat common diseases & pests
• Honey harvest, extraction, and storage done right

Schedule: Wednesdays, 7:00–8:30 PM EST • Feb 5 – Mar 19, 2026 (recorded replays)

Instructor: Dr. Karen Avetisyan

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Syllabus (click to expand)

🧬 General & Biology

• Beekeeping history & bee products
• Honey bee anatomy & physiology
• Colony biology & roles (the superorganism)
• Honey bee subspecies

• Hive types, equipment & components
• Apiary site selection
• Ordering bees & installation
• Annual colony cycle, swarming & communication

Plus: mating biology • nutrition • how bees make honey

🐝 Behavior

• Foraging basics & optimization
• Robbing: identification, prevention, and response

🦠 Diseases & Pests

• Varroa destructor (monitoring & treatment)
• Nosema
• Chalkbrood
• American & European foulbrood

• Tracheal mite • viruses
• Wax moths • small hive beetles
• Colony Collapse Disorder (overview)

🌸 Seasonal Work (Spring → Winter)

Spring: early checks • post-winter recovery • splits • queen work • Varroa plan • chalkbrood steps • feeding without dysentery • mitigating pesticide exposure

Summer: swarm control • nest organization for nectar flow • split care • foulbrood vigilance • SHB management • timing ripe honey extraction

Autumn: anti-robbing strategy • Varroa/Nosema treatment plans • fall feeding (done right) • nest organization for winter • honeydew identification & action

Winter: feed assessment & emergency feeding • signs of healthy wintering

🍯 Honey & Harvest

• Honey harvest & extraction
• Storage best practices to prevent fermentation

Included bonuses

• 200-page course handbook + 120 review questions
• Monthly e-meetings through March 2027 to keep you on track
• Certificate of Completion

🐝 Enroll Now — Secure Your Spot. Click "Attend" below.

All sessions are recorded. Suitable for beginners, hobbyists, and sideliners.

• "Very informative and well organized class especially for new beekeepers. Written materials and online videos support flexible learning times if needed. Experienced and knowledgeable instructor provides many inside tips for hive management throughout the year."

  Petra S.