Below are certified courses for the Great Plains Master Beekeeping program as well as the Learning Objectives they count towards. Remember, you can take any level course; the credits simply won't count until you have fullfilled your other requirements and move to the next level. We will continue to add more courses as they become available. Remember to report your courses withing 60 days of taking it to recieve credit in the GPMB program.
Please bring payment in the form of cash or check to the event unless otherwise specified. For event cancellation due to bad weather, we will email you 5 hours prior to the event start time. We will also post on the Facebook page @GPMBeekeeping. Please be sure to register for the event so you can receive updates.
Nebraska Open Apiary - Lincoln
Beginning Beekeeping (NEKBA 2021)
Mead Making 2021 with Ken Schramm
Heroes to Hives
UNL Year 1 Beekeeping Workshop 2021
UNL Bee Lab Queen Rearing 2021
Beekeepers have reported consistent losses (30-70%) of honey bee colonies over the last decade. These high losses result in immense economic burdens for beekeepers and have prevented new beekeepers from successfully growing their operations. Rearing locally adapted queens help support the demand for high quality queens that may be more able to ward off pests and diseases and or be more resilient to environmental stressors.
UNL Year 2 Beekeeping Workshop 2021
Virtual Bee Fun Day 2021
Missouri State Beekeepers Virtual Spring Conference
Missouri State Beekeepers (MSBA) will hold their Virtual Spring Conference on Saturday, March 13, 2021 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and concluding at 3:30 p.m. Deadline to register for the conference is Monday, March 8, 2021.
Open Apiary (veteran specific)- Nebraska
Large Scale Pollinator Habitat Installation
Nebraska Open Apiary: Kimmel Orchard
UNL Year 2 Beekeeping was canceled this year due to lack of participants. Since we still wanted to offer training to beekeepers GPMB and UNL Bee Lab have decided to make an extra long Open Apiary session where you can bring your questions and we can open hives and show you the research apiaries located at Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard. This Open Apiary is free for anyone that signed up for our Year 2 Beekeeping Workshop.
2021 NEKBA Bee Fun Day
Open Apiary-Great Plains Master Beekeeping-Missouri (GPMB-MO)
About this event
EXPLORE BEEKEEPING (BILINGUAL) - GRAND ISLAND, NEB: Apicultura Exploratoria (Bilingüe)
About: Are you curious about beekeeping? Join this training to learn about bee biology, how the hive functions as a system, as well as how much it costs to start beekeeping and how to do it. Topics will include healthy pollinator communities, the beekeeping industry, and beekeeping as a farm business.
Registration/Questions: Contact Kirstin Bailey at kirstinb@cfra.org or 402.870.2390. Registration required by July 22.
EXPLORE FARMING (BILINGUAL) - SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB: Explorando La Agricultura (Bilingüe)
About: Starting your own farm business can be daunting, but this workshop offers information that will help. Attendees will learn where to start the process, how to develop skills for farming, about resources they may need, and much more.
Registration required by July 9.
Registration/Questions: Contact Lucia Schulz at lucias@cfra.org or 402.380.7006
EXPLORE BEEKEEPING (BILINGUAL) - WEST POINT, NEB: Explorando la Apicultura (Bilingüe)
About: Are you curious about beekeeping? Join this training to learn about bee biology, how the hive functions as a system, as well as how much it costs to start beekeeping and how to do it. Topics will include healthy pollinator communities, the beekeeping industry, and beekeeping as a farm business.
Registration/Questions: Contact Kirstin Bailey at kirstinb@cfra.org or 402.870.2390. Registration required by July 15.