Class on Making Splits!

[Jennifer Radtke]

I'm teaching a 2-part Class on Making Splits, starting this Sunday evening.  This class focuses on ways to make splits that will have the best chance of success for the backyard beekeeper.  There is an optional in-person session at the end of March where we make a split (you could host at your hive).   Take care, Jennifer

HOW TO SPLIT YOUR HIVE CLASS - Starts this Sunday!​
Live on Zoom plus in-person session​
​2-part class: Sundays, March 9th & 16th, 6-8pm, $60

​Click here to register!
​Splitting your hive is a key part to swarm prevention in the long Bay Area swarm season. We will focus on two splits that are easy for backyard beekeepers: a small nuc and a walk-away split. We'll walk you through the process of checking on your split for queen cells, mating, and evaluating brood patterns.  Also, included is how to insert queen cells and mated queens into splits and why you would want to do so.  

There is a special in-person session where we make a nuc, tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 28th, 2-4pm. This will be an additional $30 and can be hosted at one of your hives. The recordings are sent afterwards, so you can re-watch.

Jennifer Radtke has been making splits for 12+ years.  Her classes focus on best practices or what works easily for backyard beekeepers in the Bay Area climate.  She was vice-president at ACBA for 3 years, co-founded the BioFuel Oasis, and teaches a 4-year Bee Mentorship Program.
​Click here to register for the Splits Class!​

[Rob Mathews, 2025 ACBA President]

Thanks Jennifer for continuing to teach your excellent classes!

If anyone hasn't taken a class with Jennifer, I strongly encourage it. The super-local emphasis is something you can't get anywhere else, and it's great to be able to ask detailed questions about your own situation. Taking classes like hers is a way to really up your bee game.

(Also, from a practical standpoint, learning how to split your hives to get more bees is far less expensive than buying new ones!)