Event Details
Start date: Saturday, June 20 2026.
Schedule:
Saturday, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM,
Location: Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary | 8 Commerce Road, Newtown, CT, 06470
Description:
*For the safety and comfort for all, no pets are allowed.
Have you heard the buzz? Back by popular demand, Backyard Beekeeping classes are returning to the sanctuary! There’s never been a better time to learn the time-honored tradition of keeping and caring for bees and we’ve got the expert to show you how. Ryan Griffeth of Necker’s Farm will guide participants through spring, summer and fall beekeeping with the last class instruction focusing on winterizing your colonies. Explore what’s happening in the hive, how to provide optimum care for the bees, and how to extract your own honey. Each class is tailored to what is happening real time with the sanctuary hives and our 1 million bees, ensuring topics stay relevant to the many variables within each season.
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned apiarist, classes are tailor made for you! Plus, each student can text the instructor outside of class for guidance or questions. Sign up for individual classes or enjoy all eight for a fully immersive education into beekeeping!
This will be our first harvest! We will be going through colonies and pulling supers together. Learn how to harvest and what to harvest. We will also be extracting honey on site. This will be a sticky but sweet class. Lots of information will be given on extraction of liquid gold.
Register at app.amilia.com/store/en/cvhas/shop/activities/6898307