Old Glory Bees offers a wide variety of educational opportunities to choose from for unique learning opportunities. We welcome the chance to share our bees and bee experience with people as a way to educate, enjoy nature or simply gather some hands on experience with someone who enjoys bees.

Contact us via email to schedule one on one time in the apiary while we check hives. This is as simple as socializing in the apiary, becoming familiar with bee behavior either up close or from a distance, learning about bee behavior or simply learning how to be calm in an apiary. Many times we have spoken to people who have taken all the classes but are not sure how to proceed or are too nervous to start on their own with no hands-on experience. This event can be a deciding factor in boosting confidence, getting familiar with bees without having purchased a hive and also clarifies many things taught in the classroom.

Old Glory Bees strongly believes the success of future beekeeping needs to begin with the next generation of beekeepers. Adventure sessions give home school groups a chance to add an apiary visit to their curriculum. All children must have an adult with them and we will predetermine topics with the home school coordinator. Maximum of 20 students, no minimum. A donation for the event is recommended for the session and will depend on the size of the group. Plan on 1.5-3 hours per session. Advanced notice is needed. Book now for summer sessions. Contact us via email for more information and for scheduling options.

This opportunity is for beekeepers with minimal experience that either do not have their own hives or have one or two but want more hands on experience in a larger apiary. This is a weekly allotted time frame throughout the apiary season (May-October). Minimum of one day per week helping our apiary equipment prep, checking hives, splits, feeding and treatments, honey extraction, and winter prep. Limited space and the time scheduled is fluid depending on weather and access to hives. Fee to be determined throughout the season. Contact us via email for more information and for scheduling options.

Schedule a craft or garden session and use honeybee by products for education and crafting. Plan a pollinators garden, learn to make beeswax candles, dried flowers in beeswax and other assorted crafts. Contact via email for more information.

Old Glory Bees and Honey is always on the lookout for events to share with our followers for education and experience. Please follow our Facebook page for detailed options on classes, official state beekeeping updates and information as well as bee clubs and organizations. We encourage you to message us via Facebook, email us directly or send us information you would like shared to our social media for events, adventures and information.

June 6th, 2024 @ McGlaughlin Gardens

Are you interested in bees but not quite sure what it involves? Here is your chance to learn what it’s all about and how honeybees are cared for. Beekeeper Bev Stevens from Old Glory Bees and Honey will show you all the equipment needed and will explain how it all works. You’ll see bees up close in a non contact environment with an observation hive, ask questions and get a timeline of how to get started or just learn about beekeeping and why honeybees are so important to the natural world around us. This is a relaxed environment in the gardens and she will explain the ups and downs of seasonal beekeeping in Maine.

To learn more, visit The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead website by clicking here.

July 17th, 2024 @ McGlaughlin Gardens

Children are the key to future beekeeping and this is the chance to let children take the spotlight in learning about the outdoor world of bees, pollination and nature. Bev Stevens from Old Glory Bees and Honey will present information on how bees survive and grow in a hive. Kids will have the chance to go through an empty hive and check out the equipment that beekeepers use daily. An observation hive will be available for kids to see the honey bees in motion in a safe environment and educational material will be provided as well. Please have an adult available with each child or family.

To learn more, visit The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead website by clicking here.

August 27th, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Skowhegan Fairgrounds

To learn more, visit the Maine Grain Alliance website by clicking here.

September 30th – October 6th, 2024

To learn more, visit the Fryeburg Fair website by clicking here.