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Bees are highly evolved communicative beings with a generous nature. We'd like more folks to know this side of them.
We invite you to come to our peaceful farm and spend time learning what they have to share with us, all in a
harmonious atmosphere of respect and appreciation.
Immerse yourself in the magical world of honeybees on our biodynamic and organic farm. We're located in southwest
Washington (a half hour NE of Portland OR) in a tiny rural village in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Gorgeous place
to spend balmy summer days amidst the buzz-buzz-hum of our sweet honeybees.
Each day filled with topics, discussion, hands-on experiential time, and interspersed with the kind of fun
you want to have at summer camp -- swims in the river, meals in the gazebo overlooking the garden, watch falling
stars from the field, and commune with our animals and the spiritual forces that bless this land. You'll learn
the spiritual history of honeybees and spend intimate time with the hives on our farm. Our hope is that you'll
understand their wishes and needs as you become a human bee-ing who is a friend to bees.
Aug. 15 - 20
Cost -- $500 for the five day class
Stay at the farm during class -- $450
Build your own Warre Garden hive to take home -- $150
Single days -- $100 / day
Register at the bottom of this page
Topics include (some may change) ...
The honeybee family, who does what and why
The personality of the hive
What's important to each hive
Watching bees -- the bee line, how to find a wild bee hive in the woods,
orientation flights
Differences in combs
What bees make -- tasting all kinds of honey and pollens from different locations
Garden tour of seasonal bee pastures
Bee sex & spirituality
Reproducing bees and propagating hives
Swarm knowledge -- everything you need to know and then some
Swarm kits -- be ready to bring a wild hive home
Videos and demonstrations of swarm catching
Hives from around the world -- how other cultures raise and care for bees
Spiritual knowledge from ancient Egypt, the Akashic Records and interspecies communication
Look at different kinds of occupied and empty hives and understand the pros and cons of each
How to site hives so bees want to live there
Moving bees from places they ought not be, in a caring manner
Wild hives and the salvation of the honeybees
This is the day for going into the shop and building your own hive to take home.
If you'd rather take a day off, you can go to the hot springs, swim in a cool waterfall
or visit our sleepy volcano.
* $150 extra to build your own hive, fully put together or as a kit to assemble at home
Colony Collapse Disorder and sound methods to increase hive health
Bee medicine -- Herbal spring tonics, winter feeding, preventing problems
Honey harvesting in ways the support bees
The importance of scent, sound and warmth
Organic methods, biodynamic choices
Bee medicine for humans -- propolis tinctures, skincare, apitherapy
Honey-soda and herb-infused honeys
Harmonics, bee language & hive communication
Learning what's going on inside from outside the hive
See native pollinators at work in the fields
How to educate the public so they want to appreciate & protect bees
Five days of classes -- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Each class day includes a homemade lunch,
often with food from our farm or our friends' farms.
** On Wednesday you have a choice. You can take a day off to visit local sites (waterfalls, hot springs or volcano), or
if you'd like to build your own Warre Garden hive, we will have materials available and an instructor to help
you do that. Separate cost for that day includes materials -- $150.
Single days (if space available) $100 / day
Residential -- Want to stay at the farm during the class? Add $450.
The farmstay fee includes bed and bedding, airport pickup and dropoff (PDX Portland OR airport), and delicious
meals in a farm-style setting. (Farm-style means you get to help with cleanup!)
REGISTER FOR BEE CAMP
REGISTER BY SENDING PAYMENT Make check out to Jacqueline Freeman, mail to address on top left sidebar,
or use the Paypal link below with a credit card.
