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Beginners, youth & students · Princeton
Beekeeping workshops
Two hours with Mark and the honeybees. Learn the 4H Natural Way, notice the nature around you and enjoy time together. No experience needed.
Youth & students
$25
per session
Adults
$35
per session
Family
$75
up to 2 adults + 2 children
Each session lasts 2 hours. An accompanying parent or guardian joins free.
All 12 sessions: $250 youth/students · $350 adults — two sessions free.
How it works
How to join
Come to a session
Sessions run through the beekeeping season at the Princeton apiaries. Suits, veils and tools are provided — just bring closed-toe shoes and curiosity.
Pay at the gate, learn by doing
Two-hour workshops: $25 youth/students, $35 adults, $75 family (up to two adults and two children). An accompanying guardian joins free. Twelve-session passes: $250 youth/students, $350 adults. Come once or keep learning through the season.
What you’ll learn
- How a colony really works — the queen, the workers and the flow of the season
- The 4H Method: Happy, Healthy, Heavy, Harmony — bees that thrive without treatments
- The 5-Point Scorecard — a quick, gentle hive check anyone can learn
- Handling frames, reading brood and spotting a happy hive
- Where honey comes from — and why the bees always keep their share
At Mark’s Princeton apiaries. Suits, veils and tools provided. Wear closed-toe shoes. Youth join with a parent or guardian.
Booking a time
Pick a day that suits you
Sessions are booked around your schedule — weekdays, weekends, whatever works. Sundays at the yard are a favourite for families and beekeepers alike. Use the form below and Mark will confirm a time with you.
Book a session →Adopting a hive?
Your family time with the bees is included.
One two-hour guided family visit with your bees is included in every adoption, for up to two adults and two children. Book with Mark; Sundays are welcome by arrangement. Meet your hive, watch the bees forage and learn the 4H way together — no extra workshop fee for this visit.
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Join a session
Tell us who you are and how you'd like to join. Mark will reply with the a time and details. Signing up is free — you only pay when you come to a session.
Prefer one short form for any visit — apiary, school or online lessons? Ask Mark here.
Looking for a school or youth-group visit instead?
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