Training courses
INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING IN AN APPLIED WAY:
To ensure maximum success in your project
Maya the Bee's hives offer you training applied directly to the apiary.
Limited places - 1 group per season. 3 2 hours of training
Throughout the beekeeping season
For the 2025 season:
Sundays May 25 - June 22 - July 20 - August 24 - September 14
FROM 8:30 AM TO 3:00 PM
$500 + tax
COURSE BLOCK
1. The Bee & the Colony: Introduction to bee biology and the life of the bee within the colony. Visit to the apiary.
2. Taming the bee in the apiary: Introduction to the beekeeping profession.
3. Colony Management: Managing a small apiary for the healthy development of bee colonies.
4. Bee health and preparation for winter : Phytosanitary management of the apiary, Wintering of the hive.
5. Honey harvest : Extraction of honey and tasting.
IMPROVING YOUR BEEKEEPING SKILLS:
Course for those who have been handling a few hives for some time and wish to improve their skills.
2 half-days of training around a meal offered to you by the Ruches de Maya l'abeille to discuss the different beekeeping issues that you experience, find solutions, in addition to a visit to the hives with your expert, Maya L'abeille.
$160 + tax
1/2 day at the start of the season (May) and 1/2 day during the season (July), dates to be determined as a group using a Doodle.
THE BEE IN AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT:
For your organization, we move a few hives (4 hives maximum) near your business during the season: with the help of Maya L'abeille you will ensure the development of the colonies throughout the beekeeping season.
Limited places: only 1 group per season
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14 hours of training
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Throughout the beekeeping season
For the 2025 season: Fridays
May 23 - June 20 - July 25 - August 15
FROM 8:30 A.M. TO NOON
450 + tax per person
COURSE BLOCK
1. The Bee, the Colony and Agriculture: Introduction to bee biology and bee life within the colony. The challenges of beekeeping in an agricultural environment.
2. Taming the bee in the apiary: Introduction to the beekeeping profession. Visit to the apiary
3. Colony Management: Managing a small apiary for the healthy development of bee colonies in an agricultural context and pollination of fruit crops
4. Bee health and preparation for winter: Phytosanitary management of the apiary, Wintering of the hive and Quebec beekeeping challenges.
* At least 1 person must carry out certain operations in the apiary between training blocks, independently.
I RAISE MY QUEENS:
Learn the art of grafting and monitoring your lines for the optimal development of your herd.
Personalized training 2 to 3 candidates per group - 1 group only
June 13 and 14, 2025 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Dinner included.
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12 hours of training
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1 weekend only
$1200 per person, taxes included
