What will we be learning?

In this workshop we’ll be talking about ways of caring for bees, that can sometimes be referred to as “Natural Beekeeping”. We will also explore some elements of hive design and building, and how the hives we build and tend compare to the homes bees choose in the wild. We’ll assemble two horizontal langstroth hives, and talk about how and why I’ve come to love these hives, especially for our particular region. To be clear, we will not be opening any hives or working with any live bees during this class.

Colin Hines is one of the beekeepers behind "Honey Wild" and "Honey I'm Home Hive Removals". They've been learning from and with the bees for the past 11 years, and working with rehoming wild hives for the past 5, and currently care for 18 hives spread out between Bvlbancha/New Orleans, Louisiana and Poplarville, Mississippi. They love having the bees in their life and helping others to learn and have their own relationship with the bees as well.<3

What is CRAFT?

CRAFT stands for Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training and is a model for on-farm peer-to-peer training and network-building for farmers. The original CRAFT network formed in upstate New York and has been replicated many times since, adapted to meet the needs of each particular place.

Alabama CRAFT includes farm owners/operators as well as farm interns, apprentices, and employees, and aspiring farmers. It builds on past efforts to build community and share knowledge – including but not limited to the Regional Alabama Farmer Socials, and ASAN’s kindling workdays and crop mobs and Skillshare Trainings. Full 2022 Schedule can be found at asanonline.org/CRAFT

When

April 2, 2023 from  2:00 PM to  5:30 PM

Register Here:

https://asanonline.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/register?id=34&reset=1

Or text at 504-595-7287