Most beekeeping courses out there are about the A-B-C’s of beekeeping. If we are going to learn how to listen to the bees, we have to start by asking not how but who.
Who are the bees as individuals? Who are they as a collective? Who are they in relationship to the land?
This course is a four-part video lecture series on honeybees and natural beekeeping.
In Parts 1 and 2 the course seeks to define natural beekeeping and introduce the participant to the honey bee colony as an organism.
In Parts 3 and 4 we explore natural beekeeping practices, and how to start your own colony of bees.
With 4 hours of video lecture content, this course aims to give you a foundational understanding of how to best serve the bees as a steward and guardian.
Who Is this Course For?
This course is designed for those seeking to understand the honey bee and who seek to care for bees in a way that is more aligned with the inherent nature of the bees themselves.
It is for those with an open mind toward the sentient intelligence of the honey bee colony.
If you are a beekeeper or hope to become a beekeeper, this course will support your understanding of the bees so that you may better serve them in your ventures.
This course does not cover bee shamanism or techniques associated with the Path of Pollen. If this is of particular interest to you, contact me separately for mentorship.
Note: This course is based off my live offerings "To Be Acquainted" and "Beginning Natural Beekeeping" taught intermittently throughout the year. If you would prefer to attend a live 3 week course, please refer back to my website.
Who are the Bees?
The three energies of the hive are made up of the females, males, and Queen. Learn who lives inside the hive and what their roles are. Discover how bees' see, smell, and communicate.
What makes up a hive?
A hive is more than the sum of its parts. Beyond the bees, discover what else is going on inside the hive. Learn about pollen, propolis, honey, and beeswax as part of the body of the superorganism.
We will also look at how human's have worked with these various hive products for healing, food, art, and more.
How to become a natural beekeeper?
What is the difference between natural beekeeping and conventional beekeeping? How can you apply principles of natural beekeeping to your own methods of tending a hive? What are the steps needed to become a beekeeper? These are the questions explored in Parts 3 and 4 of the course.
About Your Teacher
Ariella Daly is a natural beekeeper living in Northern California. She fell in love with bees in 2010, when a swarm of wild bees moved into the wall behind her bed. Soon after, she began top bar and warré beekeeping.
Ariella teaches and speaks about natural beekeeping, the honey bee organism, and the human relationship to bees. She believes that through learning to listen to the bees, we are learning to heal our own disconnect from the natural world.
Her work with bees is also informed by a decade studying European bee-shamanism with the Lyceum in England. This tradition holds the honey bee as its central motif and ally. Ariella works with bees on both a practical, oneiric and intuitive level, encouraging people to explore the world of bees through the use of all of our senses.
Example Curriculum
- Why We Ask Who (3:32)
- Triad of Oneness (7:00)
- The Maidens (2:58)
- The Drones (4:40)
- The Queen (3:36)
- Reproduction - Whole Body (4:29)
- How Bees Swarm (11:07)
- The Body: Beeswax (11:52)
- The Body: Pollen (6:25)
- The Body: Honey (11:23)
- The Body: Propolis (5:28)
- Reproduction: Individual (6:32)
- Reproduction: Mating (6:13)