Classes
The next natural step after investing in Queens, Nucs and supplies is learning how to care for them. Checkout my classes:
Overwintering
Lloyd Street Bees is teaming up with Prairieville Apiary to host the return of the overwintering class! Trevor, Lloyd Street Bees, and Claude, Prairieville Apiary, will be hosting the class in person. The class will happen in Waukesha WI on 8/1/26 starting at 9 AM and concluding once all the course material/hands-on work has finished. It will be a full day, one-day class focusing on methods of testing for varroa, mite treatment, splitting colonies, feeding to prepare for winter and packing colonies in fall for winter. A printed rubric and summary will be given to students as a takeaway. We encourage students to bring a notebook to take additional notes. The class will be part lecture and part hands on. You will be expected to bring a bee suit for your own protection. Nitrile gloves will be provided if you want them. We are trying to keep this class small to make sure all students get the attention they require. If you are interested, make sure to sign up now before all the spaces are taken. A nonrefundable deposit via PayPal is required to save your spot. The remainder of the course payment will be paid on the day of the course. If we have intense rain the day of the class, we will reschedule since this is a hands-on course.
Sign up below by paying the $50 deposit
Course fee: $250
2026 Course Date: Aug 1, 2026 9am
Hold your spot by paying a non-refundable $50 deposit.
Speaking Gigs
I talk about bees all the time, what's new!
If you are interested in having me educate your club or organization on variety of bee topics, please feel free to contact me.
I’m available in person or via Zoom depending on the distance and timing. I have educated beekeepers on a variety of topics, but the ones that are most requested are:
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So You Want To Buy a Queen – This details the reasons why commercial queens fail, what questions you should be asking before purchasing, local queens vs importing queens, incorporating new stock, safe shipping and queen handling.
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Queens In Your Back Yard: Staying Sustainable On The Small Scale – We cover the basics of how a queen is made, how to use a queen cell or virgin queen, why walkaway splits are subpar, mating your own queens and the importance of breeding from survivor stock.
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Taking Your Overwinter Success From 0 to 80%: Using Nucs As a Winter Vehicle – In this talk we review the importance of varroa management, making splits, woodenware, preparing for winter in July instead of November and the science behind cavity size. If you request this talk, I would prefer to present this topic in spring or early summer so that your cohort can act on the advice that season.
Hourly rate of $250