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Honey Bee Biology & Behavior!


Understanding the reasons your bees do what they do is going to make your beekeeping easier.

This course will give you a solid foundation in bee biology & behavior with an emphasis on practical applications for San Francisco Bay Area urban beekeeping.

We'll cover bee anatomy, bee communication, bee behavior from robbing to making queens, bee genetics, the yearly pattern of growth & decline of the hive, and much more!

This course includes 5 online classes on these dates:

  • Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 9-11am
  • Saturday, Dec. 10th, 9-11am
  • Saturday, Jan. 7th, 9-11am
  • Saturday, Jan. 14th, 9-11am
  • Saturday, Feb. 4th, 9-11am


Online Course includes 5 Live Zoom Classes, Class Recordings, and Additional Reading List




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  Worker Bees (Dec 3rd & 10th Classes)
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  Drones, Queens, Mating & Communication in the Hive!
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  Broodnest Homeostasis & Yearly Population Rise & Fall
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Instructor:

Jennifer Radtke



I love bees! My bees are my best friends. I bring deep care and respect towards the bees when inspecting. I am constantly fascinated by bees and am continuously learning new things from them.

Jennifer Radtke has been keeping bees in her backyard for 17+ years, and has developed the beekeeping education program at the BioFuel Oasis Cooperative in Berkeley, California.

Her classes are aimed at urban backyard beekeepers in the San Francisco Bay Area.