Three Bees is a full service beekeeping operation that produces local honey and hive based products using all organic methods. Three Bees offers honey, pure beeswax candles and health conscious body care. Konni Vukelic, Beekeeper and founder of Three Bees and has been keeping bees for over 11 years, teaching and mentoring for over 8. Konni’s mission is to help others learn about bees, beekeeping and honey; and discover their health from the hive. Three Bees educates new and emerging beekeepers to learn to read and understand colony behavior, health and management, so they can spend less time and money becoming better beekeepers and not bee havers.
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Join Beekeeper Konni Vukelic to learn Beekeeping Basics you need to know to set up a beehive. This is a 4 week introductory course perfect for the beginner or aspiring beekeeper. We meet every Thursday for 4 weeks. (March 7-28)
This is an informational course only. No live bees are part of this.
In this course we will cover:
* Bee biology, lifespan, colony activities, information about bees and their jobs
* Types of hives, hive parts and components
* What you need, packages versus nucs
* Assessing your location, where and how to set up your hive
* Planting for bees, creating an ideal habitat
* Foraging habits, bee nutrition, colony health
* Pest management, some how when and why
* What are the rules for Illinois and your town
* Beekeeping tools, what you need and why
* A season of bees, what to expect in your first year
* Harvesting Honey
* What happenns after the harvest
* Some common first year mistakes and how to avoid them
* How you can turn your honey harvest into a sweet side hustle
* and more!
- Pre-Registration Required
- Family Friendly
- Casual
- Free WiFi
- Indoor
- Free
- Public Lot
- Street
- Curbside Assistance
- Staff Assistance
- Cash
- Check
- Debit
- AmEx
- Discover
- MasterCard
- VISA
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- PayPal
- Samsung Pay
- Venmo
- Zelle
- Military
- English
- German
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Three Bees is a full service beekeeping operation that produces local honey and hive based products using all organic methods. Three Bees offers honey, pure beeswax candles and health conscious body care. Konni Vukelic, Beekeeper and founder of Three Bees and has been keeping bees for over 11 years, teaching and mentoring for over 8. We also aim to raise awareness about saving bees through conservation, observation, and mentorship. Educating about bees, honey and good health is a foundational piece of Three Bees. Konni believes bees are our best teachers and views the hive as a medicine chest and educates from this perspective. Konni’s mission is to help others learn about bees, beekeeping,and honey; and discover their health from the hive. Three Bees educates new and emerging beekeepers to learn to read and understand colony behavior, health and management, so they can spend less time and money becoming better beekeepers and not bee havers.