The College of Extended Education and Global Engagement will resume with scheduled in-person classes in spring 2022. Cal Poly Humboldt has developed plans for instructions and repopulation of campus to create a safe learning environment for students, faculty, community members, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, refer to the vaccination and face covering requirements.

Course at a Glance

Course:
Practical Beekeeping (non-credit)
Date:
February 7 to May 2
Location:
Hyflex
Cost:
$175

Practical Beekeeping (non-credit)

23879 (non-credit)

With Dick LaForge & Jeannine Kaprielian, Beekeepers

In this class, you will gain skills you need to  keep honeybees for honey, pollination, other hive products, and enjoyment.

You will learn about honeybee biology, beekeeping equipment, and management techniques.

You will have the opportunity to buy bees. Required textbook: Beekeeping for Dummies, 5th edition, 2020, by Howland Blackiston.

Hyflex: Students have the option of attending in-person meetings in a university smart classroom, participating online, or both. Safety precautions* apply to those attending in-person.

Mondays, Feb. 7-May 2 (no class March 14)
6:30-8:30 p.m.   •   On campus: TBA
Plus four Saturday field trips:
1-3 p.m.   •   Off campus: TBA (weather permitting)
$175   •   Class #: 23879

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Dick LaForge

Dick LaForge

Dick LaForge has over 20 years of beekeeping experience and manages eight hives near Freshwater. He produces on average six new colonies and several hundred pounds of honey each year. He has taught the HSU bee classes on and off since 1999.

 

Jeannine Kaprielian

Jeannine Kaprielian

Jeannine Kaprielian began beekeeping by taking Dick LaForge and Garrett Brinton’s beekeeping class in 2009. She and Garrett developed an apiary on her small farm in the Hoopa Valley. Since then she has kept bees on several coastal sites, giving her insight into specific issues facing both inland and coastal beekeepers. Jeannine passed the exams for the California Master Beekeeping Program Journeyman level through UC Davis (the second level of the CAMBP). Currently only one beekeeper has completed the Master level of the CAMBP in California.