Beginning Beekeeping Class

Spend the day with the Garfield Park Conservatory’s Head Beekeeper, Marcin Matelski, to learn the basics of beekeeping: equipment, hive design and construction, bee biology and behavior, bee management, and bee products. This comprehensive lecture-based class is a prerequisite for joining the GPCA volunteer beekeeper program. These classes tend to fill up quickly, so be sure to register early. Pre-registration is required.

Cost: $70 general admission / $56 GPCA members & volunteers.

*Member discount applied at check out with member login. For volunteer discounts, please email volunteering@garfieldpark.org

Scholarships are available! Please fill out the Scholarship Application or contact programs@garfieldpark.org for more information. Please apply for scholarships by Sunday, Oct. 12.

Accommodations: When you register for this workshop, you will be asked to provide any accommodation requests. If you have any questions or would like to request an additional accommodation, please contact access@garfieldpark.org, at least 72 hours before the event start.

If you have any questions about the class or any other programs at Garfield Park Conservatory, please reach out to programs@garfieldpark.org.

Registration ends at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.