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CHESTER COUNTY BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
                                                  of 
Pennsylvania

HomeBeginner Class


2024 CCBA BEGINNER BEEKEEPING CLASS


This course will be open to currently active Primary and/or Associate CCBA members. 
Tuition for the full 8-class course is $90.00. A Beginners Beekeeping Book and Hive Tool are included in the price of the course ($30.00 value).

The course will be offered only as an in-person option. 

There will be two class locations offered. The sessions will run from 6pm - 8pm.

1st Tuesday of the month
Historic Sugartown 
257 Spring Road, Malvern, PA 19355
The apiary is located near the Willistown Community Garden south of Spring Road. The classroom is in the barn or Garrett House north of Spring Road. YOU NEED TO BRING A FOLDING CHAIR AND BEE SUIT,


1st or 2nd Thursday of each month 
Bondsville Mill Park:

1647 Bondsville Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335
Pull in parking lot, walk across bridge, classroom is in the brown stone building on your right, YOU NEED TO BRING A FOLDING CHAIR AND BEE SUIT, Apiary is past the stone building about 100 feet up the hill.



The option to take individual classes will NOT be offered in 2024

Each class will focus on what your bees should be doing in the coming month and what management practices you need to then apply to help your bees survive and thrive

The hive work will be held outdoors and the lecture/discussion indoor in semi-heated spaces. Dress appropriately by wearing a bee suit and bring your own chair.

Bondsville Class

Sugartown Class


Historic Sugartown
HST Location Map

Bondsville Mill Road