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Cancellations must be made seven days in advance in order to receive a full refund. Refunds are not given for classes canceled less than seven days ahead; however, you can always send a friend in your place.
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March 2023
Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment
Learn how to use a nail gun, a staple gun, and hand tools to build your own bee hive boxes!Attention beekeepers/future beekeepers: Making your own bee equipment is fun and empowering. Join BFO worker-owner Kate Hobbs for a hands on lesson on how to build…
Find out more »Sunday 2-Part Series: How to Split Your Beehive
Go with the natural instinct of the bees in the spring to reproduce by splitting your hive!This class is online via Zoom in 2 parts: Sunday, March 5th, 6-8pmSunday, March 12th, 6-8pmWe will focus on two simple splits that make the most sense for backyard…
Find out more »Seed Starting 101
Learn the basics of seed starting with this FREE pop up!Start your spring seeds now! Novella from Biofuel Oasis will give a step by step guide to planting your garden seeds--flowers, veg, and herbs.
Find out more »Mending Matters
Repair and reuse rather than throw away your ripped clothes with a Japanese technique of visible mending and patching. Meets in a garden.Join us at Berkeley Rose School in North Berkeley to learn how to mend your clothes and well-used items. Mending is a meditative…
Find out more »Healthy Queens Masterclass (Beekeeping)
Learn how to keep your queen healthy & thriving for long term hive health!We'll cover what can go wrong with your queen, how to spot it early, and what to do!Why is the queen's health important? The worker bees live for 5 weeks, so need…
Find out more »April 2023
Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping
Learn what it takes to have bees in your backyard!This is a 3 hour online class taught in two parts:Part 1: Saturday, April 1st, 9:30-11amPart 2: Saturday, April 8th, 9:30-11amHoneybees are a joy to keep in the backyard simply for their buzzing presence and, on…
Find out more »Hive Inspection Class (Beekeeping)
Learn how to do a thorough inspection of your beehive in this 2-part class!NOTE: this class will be in two parts:Part 1: Sunday, April 9th, 7pm-8:30pmPart 2: Sunday, April 23rd, 7pm-8:30pmLearn how to do a thorough inspection of your beehive and keep the bees calm!Part…
Find out more »May 2023
Taking Care of Your Nuc
Learn how to keep up with your nuc's growth & what to expect this year!The nucs we sell grow very quickly. Learn how to know when to add a box and how exactly to do it. We'll cover how much they will grow and what…
Find out more »Year Round Varroa Mite Management: Keeping Your Hive Healthy
Learn how to keep your hive alive for multiple years by keeping your varroa mite levels low. This is a required class for every beekeeper.NOTE: this class will be in two parts online via Zoom:Part 1: Tuesday, May 16th, 6:30pm-8pmPart 2: Tuesday, May 23rd, 6:30pm-8pmLearn…
Find out more »Hive Inspection Class (Beekeeping)
Learn how to do a thorough inspection of your beehive in this 2-part class!NOTE: this class will be in two parts:Part 1: Sunday, May 21st, 7pm-8:30pmPart 2: Sunday, June 4th, 7pm-8:30pmLearn how to do a thorough inspection of your beehive and keep the bees calm!Part…
Find out more »June 2023
Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping
Learn what it takes to have bees in your backyard!This is a 3 hour online class taught in two parts:Part 1: Saturday, June 3rd, 9:30-11amPart 2: Saturday, June 10th, 9:30-11amHoneybees are a joy to keep in the backyard simply for their buzzing presence and, on…
Find out more »Solstice Carnival
Join us for a night-time garlic harvest, pizza oven, games, puppet show, pie contest, and much much more Join author of Baking Bread with Kids, Jennifer Latham (former Director of Bread at Tartine), to make pizza in the parking lot! Jennifer Latham will also be…
Find out more »Year Round Varroa Mite Management: Keeping Your Hive Healthy
Learn how to keep your hive alive for multiple years by keeping your varroa mite levels low. This is a required class for every beekeeper.NOTE: this class will be in two parts online via Zoom:Part 1: Sunday, June 25th, 6:30pm-8pmPart 2: Sunday, July 2nd, 6:30pm-8pmLearn…
Find out more »July 2023
Fruit Tree Pruning
Stone fruit like cherries, apricots, and plums require summer, not winter, pruning. Keep your backyard fruit trees healthy and productive.Winter only pruning encourages trees to respond with excessive growth, while year-round pruning and training maintains an accessible height, and better fruiting, with less disease, getting…
Find out more »Gardening with Kids
Kids ages 6-10 will learn how to plant seeds, transplant a seedling, water, and harvest vegetables in this fun, hands-on class.Instructor Destiny Weaver is the garden teacher at Emerson Elementary in Oakland. She will bring her knowledge about how to best engage kids in the…
Find out more »August 2023
Preparing Your Hive for Winter (Beekeeping)
Preparing your hive for winter involves shrinking the hive down, leaving them enough food, & more!This is a 3 hour online class taught in two parts:Part 1: Sunday, Aug. 6th, 6:30-8pmPart 2: Sunday, Aug. 13th, 6:30-8pmLearn how to assess your hive health so your bees…
Find out more »Tea with Jennifer
Join our beekeeping teacher Jennifer Radtke for a beekeeper's mixer with tea and snacks. Bring your beekeeping questions!Mid-August is a great time to take a look at your hive and plan your next steps. Jennifer Radtke is in town to answer any beekeeping questions you…
Find out more »Everything You Need to Know About Backyard Chickens
From setting up a brooder for baby chicks to the essentials of water, feed, and coop requirements for a thriving backyard flock, this classFrom setting up a brooder for baby chicks to the essentials of water, feed, and coop requirements for a thriving backyard flock,…
Find out more »Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
Small, quiet - Rabbits are the perfect compliment for an urban farm. Tour the “farm”, complete with chickens, ducks, and rabbits.Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. Saying these words on the first day of the month is thought to bring good luck by the end of the month…
Find out more »September 2023
Pine Needle Basket Making
Explore the beauty of this ancient form of basketmaking with Judith Thomas. You’ll learn the technique of “coiling” pine needles.....Explore the beauty of this ancient form of basketmaking with Judith Thomas. You’ll learn the technique of “coiling” pine needles and then begin stitching the coils…
Find out more »Herbs for Stress, Anxiety, and the Nervous System
Herbs and herbal remedies can be a powerful support for soothing stress and anxiety and supporting the overall health of your nervous systemHerbs and herbal remedies can be a powerful support for soothing stress and anxiety and supporting the overall health of your nervous system.…
Find out more »Water Essentials
Learn about soil health and how that affects water use, how to install a greywater system, laundry to landscape plans, and rain catchmentJoin us September 9 at 6pm for nibbles and bevs to talk about how to best use water in our homes and gardens.…
Find out more »Honey Harvesting
Interested in learning how honey gets from hive to jar? In this hands-on class, participants will uncap frames of honeycomb and hand spin.Interested in learning how honey gets from hive to jar? In this hands-on class, participants will uncap frames of honeycomb and hand spin them in…
Find out more »Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping
Learn what it takes to have bees in your backyard!This is a 3 hour online class taught in two parts:Part 1: Saturday, Sept. 23rd, 10am-11:30amPart 2: Saturday, Sept. 30th, 10am-11:30amHoneybees are a joy to keep in the backyard simply for their buzzing presence and, on…
Find out more »Equinox Party
Join us for a fun celebration of the equinox. There will be apple cider, stone soup, honey harvesting, pumpkin weighing, a honey tasting con
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