2026 Hybrid Format Beginner Bee Class - CARLISLE PA

Hybrid May Class is $75 + tax per person and class is held at Walnut Farm Bees outside of Carlisle, PA:

Classes are rain or shine, except for extreme weather. When you place your order to reserve, please include both a phone number and email address. Class will last approximately 3.5 hours, and you will have time at the end to ask additional questions and purchase bee supplies if you wish. Class sizes will be restricted to 15 people to allow for interaction and questions. We will be under cover but not climate controlled (for education) and outdoor (for hands on). If you have a foldable chair to bring along, please do. 

• Equipment basics and discussion
• Apiary locations and setup considerations
• Pennsylvania’s honeybee law, apiary registration, and inspection program
• Inspecting a hive, what to look for
• Doing a Varroa mite check
• Queen discussion
• Nutritional considerations
• Pest control discussion (mites, beetles, moths, ants)
• Swarming discussion
• Honey Production

You will need to bring a bee suit (at minimum a veil). Nitrile gloves will be available, if you have NEW bee gloves, you may bring those (bio security protocol—not negotiable). You may also wish to bring a snack, if you will be hungry. We will have a restroom and water available. Children (with bee suits) will be permitted if they are accompanied by a Parent or Adult Guardian and a waiver is signed upon arrival.

Walnut Farm Bees LLC Liability Acknowledgement:

• I do not have any physical health problems (including known bee allergies) that will make the class dangerous to me.
• I acknowledge there are live honeybee hives at the class location. Do not get close to our beehives without proper protection and one of our beekeepers.
• I will bring and wear a bee veil or jacket at minimum. Unless you are wearing a full bee suit, we suggest you wear thick pants and closed shoes (not flip flops or sandals)--boots are recommended.
• I will NOT wear perfume or anything with a strong scent.
• I assume the risk from any stings or accidents while I am attending the class, and I waive the right to sue Walnut Farm Bees LLC or the property location owners, or other participants, for illnesses (including death), and property loss arising from, but not limited to, participation in this beekeeping class.

By placing an order to reserve a class session, I am agreeing to the above Walnut Farm Bees LLC Liability Acknowledgement. *