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Spring Honeybee Workshop
Written By: Clint Carruth The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center | Issue: April 2024
The profound glories and little mysteries of beekeeping are explored in a workshop at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center, set for 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 11, at 3872 Dillard Road in Highlands. Cost is $50.
You’re invited to participate in our Spring Honeybee Workshop led by David Kirslis, the beekeeper for The Mountain’s Many Hands Peace Farm.
Here’s what Jesse’s brother David has to say about the event and what bees mean to his family and to all of us:
“My brother David Kirslis is the beekeeper hosting the workshop. We are both Lithuanian and our culture revered the bee, and the honey bee keeper even acted as the town mayor, marrying people and solving disputes.
“My grandfather and father kept bees and we have a family tradition of beekeeping going back for centuries.
“Here at the farm, our honeybees were tested last year for a very detrimental and destructive mite parasite that is killing hives throughout the country, and we’re happy to say our bees were mite-free!”
“We have built a new bear-proof honeybee sanctuary next to the wildflower meadow for the bees.”
“We will be hosting the Spring introduction-to-beekeeping workshop, showing folks how to introduce a hive to their new home, how to use the tools and conduct maintenance checks, which species of plants the bees prefer, how to protect the bees, and give a background on the behavior and biology of the honeybee species.”
In this workshop, we’ll learn what honeybee stewardship entails. We also will go over additional pollinators in our region and identify different types of plants that best support honeybees as well as give aid to migratory pollinator species on their long journeys.
We do have a few bee suits but if you have a bee suit, please bring with you to allow more folks an in-depth experience.
What to bring: water bottle, comfortable walking shoes, and dress for the weather – and EPI pen if you’re allergic to bees.
All of our events have indoor rain plans as backups in case of adverse weather. Please dress accordingly and bring rain gear if the forecast looks to be really wet!
If you must cancel your reservation, then please let us know, at the latest, 48 hours before the scheduled time. If an unexpected emergency occurs, then please let us know ASAP. For both options we can offer you the opportunity to attend a future event or receive your money back.
For more information or to register, visit themountainrlc.org.
