Nebraska

UNL Bee College

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Univerisity of Nebraska-Lincoln

 

2 days of hands-on learning, community connection, and serious bee enthusiasm at the 2025 UNL Bee College — integrated with the Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program!

ACTIVITIES

Expert-led workshops
 Field demos & hands-on learning
 Mocktails & social events
 GPMB testing opportunities
 Networking with the regional beekeeping community

 

 Where: UNL East Campus Union (Lincoln, NE)
 When: June 26–27, 2025
 Who: Beekeepers of all experience levels – from backyard beginners to seasoned pros!

 

State: Nebraska

Nebraska Open Teaching Apiary 25: Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard

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5995 G Road Nebraska City, NE 68410

 

Step into the hive with the Open Teaching Apiary at Kimmel Orchard—an educational series designed for beekeepers of all levels. Led by Shelby Memeti, a Master’s student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Bee Lab, each monthly session offers hands-on instruction and seasonal insights into hive health, management strategies, and sustainable practices. 

6-7PM

May 15, 2025, 

June 19, 2025, 

July 17, 2025, 

August 21, 2025

 

State: Nebraska

Omaha Beekeeping Club Open Apiary

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5201 Center St, Omaha NE

 

- 26 Apr – install bees, making and feeding 1:1 syrup / Swarm traps and
catching swarms Instructors – Brad Sumter and Steve Callicutt
- 10 May – Inspections and Varroa sampling / Splits and resource hives
- 7 Jun – Honey super management / Varroa treatments
- 12 Jul – Extraction / Managing defensive bees and removing supers
- 2 Aug – Finding and marking the queen / Requeening
- 6 Sep - Insulating for the winter and winter feeding for beginners,
combining and managing hives for the winter and spring

 

 

State: Nebraska

Bee Wellness for Military Personnel & Family

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University of Nebraska Lincoln Pollinator Garden and Outdoor Classroom

 

This course is free to Active, Retired, Reserve, National Guard, and any branch of service, and immediate family. Individuals under the age of 19 are considered minors and require a guardian’s presence and signed approval.

 

State: Nebraska

Open Teaching Apiary- Lincoln NE East Campus 2025

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Pollinator Garden on East Campus, UNL Apiary 40.828970, -96.655257

 

Open Apiary are loosely structured field trainings that are based around topics that equip attendees with the next steps they need in their own hives, or hands on training before they obtain their own hives.

 

State: Nebraska

Level 3 UNL Queen Rearing Course 2025: UNL East Campus – 4 Sessions

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Pollinator Garden on East Campus, UNL Apiary 40.828970, -96.655257

 

In this hands-on honeybee queen-rearing course, participants will practice selecting young larvae, grafting them into queen cups, and placing them in starter colonies to develop into queen cells. They will learn the delicate art of grafting, inspect cells for proper development, and manage the cells by ensuring they are in a healthy, queen-less colony. Participants will also practice introducing newly emerged queens to new hives by carefully caging and releasing them, while monitoring their acceptance and success. The course emphasizes gentle handling, proper timing, and understanding the environmental needs to successfully rear queens. You will receive a grafting tool and queen cells as part of the course.

 

State: Nebraska
Course Standards: 3.19

Level 2 UNL Beekeeping Course 2025: UNL East Campus – 4 Sessions

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Pollinator Garden on East Campus, UNL Apiary 40.828970, -96.655257

 

Field training sessions building on information presented in Level 1 and 2 lectures and field training sessions.

 

State: Nebraska

Level 1 UNL Beekeeping Course 2025: UNL East Campus – 8 Tuesday evening Sessions

March 18, 2025, 6:00 pm to May 6, 2025, 8:00 pm
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Description: This is an introductory level course that focuses on everything you need to start beekeeping, including topics on beekeeping equipment, protective gear, honey bee biology, stressors, and management basics. Sessions 1-4 of the course includes lectures, hands-on activities, and demos by several speakers. Sessions 5-8 of the course is field training that gets you in the hives and takes the lessons from Sessions 1-4 into practice. Learn how to setup the equipment, install and handle bees safely, and perform hive inspections.

 

State: Nebraska
Course Standards: 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20

Level 1 UNL Beekeeping Workshop 2025: Kimmel - 2 Sessions

March 29, 2025, 9:00 am to March 29, 2025, 4:00 pm
Kimmel Orchard, 5995 G Road, Nebraska City, NE

 

This is an introductory-level course that focuses on everything you need to start beekeeping, including topics on beekeeping equipment, protective gear, honey bee biology, stressors, and management basics. 

 

State: Nebraska
Course Standards: 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20

Level 1 UNL Beekeeping Workshop 2025: Schramm - 2 Sessions

March 15, 2025, 9:00 am to April 12, 2025, 4:00 pm
Session 1: Schramm Education Center. Session 2: Pollinator Garden on East Campus, UNL Apiary 40.828970, -96.655257

 

Beekeeping 101 courses cover the hows, whats, and whys of beekeeping basics. These short courses are intended to help people understand how to get started, what to expect, and how to assemble the proper equipment, bees, and safety gear. Each course pairs a series of lectures with field demonstrations and hands-on activities to help participants prepare for their own hives and feel confident in their beekeeping skills. 

 

State: Nebraska
Course Standards: 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20