Bee School 2026 in Session!
Bee School 2026 in Session!
L.L. Langstroth, American Apiarist
Bee School Schedule 2026
Class #1 - 2/19/26
Hive Occupants and Colony Activities
Establishing Your First Hive
Class #2 - 2/26/26
Hive Equipment
Class #3 - 3/5/26
Bee Pests and Diseases
Class #4 - 3/12/26
Spring and Summer Management
Hive Inspections
Class #5 - 3/19/26
Harvesting Honey
Winter Management
Class #6 - HANDS-ON DAY - 4/11/26
How to light a smoker
Installing a package
Performing a Hive Inspection
Varroa Mite Check
Feeding 1:1 Sugar Water
Extracting Honey
Electric Fence Installation
Equipment & Tech Table
The MVBA Bee School is the best introduction to beekeeping! The six session course includes information about honeybees and their colony, establishing your first hives, the equipment you need (including how to acquire the bees!) and all of the knowledge to get you started with beekeeping!
Bee School runs for 6 weeks in February and March. The classes are held in person at St. James Church 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack, NH 03054 from 6:30-8:30. We also offer a zoom option. The lessons are recorded and posted on the Bee School website, so you can go back and watch them as many times as you’d like.
Bee school registration starts in January of every year and the cost is $50.00.
If you have any questions, or would like to attend Bee School for 2026 session you can still join and catch the recorded sessions for the prior weeks. Contact Marise at president@mvbee.org to join.