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Beginning and Advanced Beekeeping Courses to be Offered Across the State of Iowa, 2016
City &
Time
Ankeny
Start Date
Jan 21 –
Feb 25
6-8 pm
Cedar
Rapids
Jan. 15 -
Course
Meeting
Length
Location
Thursday
Iowa Lab
evenings for Facility,
6 weeks
DMACC
Campus,
Ankeny, DCI
Conference
Room
8 sessions
Indian Creek
through
Nature Center
out the year
7-9 pm
Chariton
Jan. 15- Feb
26
6:30-8-pm
Council
Bluffs
Davenport
2 class
options;
both at
6-8 pm
March 31April 14
Jan thru
March
Dates to be
determined
Friday
Lucas Co.
evenings for Extension
7 weeks
Office
Thursday
IA Western
evenings for Comm.
3 weeks
College @
Looft Hall
Contact to
Register
To Register :
Andrew Joseph:
515-326-5765 (call or text)
or Andrew.Joseph@
IowaAgriculture.gov
2230 S. Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny, IA 50023
Julie Walters: 319-362-0664
or
jwalters@indiancreeknature
center.org
6665 Otis Rd SE Cedar
Rapids, IA 52403
Craig Greene: 641-842-2112
$35
Member:
$60
Nonmember:
$90
$45
48293 Hy-Vee RD
Chariton, IA 52577
Iowa Western Comm.
College
712-325-3255
2700 College Rd
Council Bluffs, IA 51502
Instructor: Clarence Sealy
Tuesday
Nahant Marsh To Register:
evenings for Education
www.nahantmarsh.org or
6 weeks
Center
563-323-5196
4220 S Wapello Ave
or
Davenport, IA 52802
Wednesday
evenings for
6 weeks
Fee
Instructor: Phil Crandall:
(309)799-7420
$59
Members $75
Non-members
$95
2
Des Moines
Jan 20 –
Feb 24
6:30 –
8:30 pm
Wednesday
evenings for
6 weeks
Des Moines
Social Club
To Register:
https://59759.blackbaudhos
ting.com/59759/BeginnerBeekeeping
$50 + Book
900 Mulberry St
Instructor: Julia McGuire
Des Moines
Jan 25 –
Feb 29
6:30 –
8:30 pm
Monday
Merrill Middle To register: Community
evenings for School
education @ 515-242-8521
6 weeks
or www.dmced.org
$50 + book
5301 Grand Ave
Instructor: Julia McGuire
Fairfield
6-8 pm
Class info
for 2016 to
be
determined
Feb - March
Fort Dodge
Jan 9- 30
Jefferson
County
Extension
Office
Barb @ 641-472-4166
2606 W Burlington Ave
Fairfield, IA 52556
$5.00
Instructor: Vern Ramsey &
Joy Westercamp
9 am - 12
noon
Fort Dodge
Thursday
evenings for
4 weeks
Jan 30
Saturday
mornings
for 4 weeks
Saturday
afternoon
Advanced
Class
1-4 pm
Webster
County
Extension
Office
Webster
County
Extension
Office
To register: Yvonne @
515-835-9326 or e-mail:
Yvonne@iastate.edu
217 South 25th St.
Ste C12 (enter S.E. corner)
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-7670
Instructor: Roy Kraft
To register: Yvonne @
515-835-9326 or e-mail:
Yvonne@iastate.edu
217 South 25th St.
Ste C12 (enter S.E. corner)
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-7670
Single $35 /
Family $45
Cost to be
determined
Instructor: Roy Kraft
Glenwood
Class info
for 2016 to
be
determined
Feb
Thursdays
for 4 weeks
The Gathering 110 S. Vine St
Place in
Glenwood
Instructor:
Clarence Sealy:
712-310-7410
$35
3
Indianola
(FBI Club)
Feb. 4 –
March 24
6:30-8 pm
Keosauqua
6-8 pm
Class info
for 2016 to
be
determined
March
Knoxville
Jan. 12 –
Feb 23
6:30-8 pm
Marshalltown
Thursday
Calvary
evenings for Baptist
Church
8 weeks
Indianola, IA
Judy Spence: 515-988-8397
Jespencejr44@gmail.com
Monday
Roberts Bldg evenings for with
4 weeks
cooperation
with Van
Buren County
Extension.
319-293-3039
Tuesday
evenings
for 7 weeks
Marion
County
Extension
Office
Jerry Weldon
@ 641-842-5888
6-9 pm
$45
210 N Iowa St
Knoxville, IA 50138
April Forbes
$35
800-284-4823/641-752-4645
Room 612
3702 South Center St
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Instructor: Phil Ebert
Feb. 6Feb 27
Saturday
mornings
for 4 weeks
North Iowa
Area
Community
College
$39
Jan 15 –
Feb 26-
Friday
Mahaska
evenings for County
7 – 8 weeks Extension
office
Jan 12- Feb
23
Tuesday
Great Prairie
evenings for Area
7 weeks
Education
Agency
NIACC Continuing Education:
641-422-4358
500 College Dr
Mason City, IA 50401
Instructor: Pat Ennis
Jim Marshall 641-660-0983
212 North I Street
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Instructors: Jim & Tina
Marshall
To register-Jen Daugherty
641-682-5491
2814 North Court Street
Ottumwa IA 52501
Instructor: Craig Greene
Jan 28
March 3
Thursday
evening
for 6 weeks
NICC Continuing Education:
563-557-8271, ext 380
8342 NICC Drive
Peosta, IA 52068
Instructors:
Bill & Louise Johnson
$30
5:30-8pm
Peosta
Hwy 1 north
Keosauqua, IA 52562
Instructor: Vern Ramsey
& Joy Westercamp
Iowa Valley
Community
College
6-8 pm
Ottumwa
$5.00
Thursday
evenings
for 6 weeks
9 am – 12
noon
Oskaloosa
2708 N Jefferson Way
Indianola, IA 50125
Jan. 28March 3
7-9 pm
Mason City
Class free –
$8.00 for book
Northeast
Iowa
Community
College
Room: CC1
$45
$45
4
Sioux
Center
February
Thursday
evenings
4-5 sessions
Spring
classes
Sioux
Center
Beginning
beekeeping
field day
Sioux
Center
Dates to be
determined
June 4
Saturday
Rain dateJune 11
Dordt College 712-722-6275
Dordt College
498 4th Ave
Sioux Center, IA
Instructor:
Duane H Bajema Ph. D.
Dordt College 712-722-6275
Dordt College
498 4th Ave
Sioux Center, IA
$70
Dordt College
Field day
Rain date –
August 6
Instructor:
Duane H Bajema Ph. D.
712-722-6275
Dordt College
498 4th Ave
Sioux Center, IA
Feb 20
Instructor:
Duane H Bajema Ph. D.
Marlene @ 712-320-1907
Thursday
evenings
Dates to be
determined
Spencer
July 30
Beginning
Beekeeping
9 am-4 pm
Spencer
March 19
Advanced
Beekeeping
9 am-4pm
Toddville
Tuesdays
7-9 pm
&
Saturdays
1-3 pm
Cost to be
determined
Dordt College
October
Fall Classes
Beginning
beekeeping
field day
Field day
Instructor:
Duane H Bajema Ph. D.
712-722-6275
Dordt College
498 4th Ave
Sioux Center, IA
4-5 sessions
Sioux
Center
$70
8 sessions
thru year
starting
Jan 12
Saturday
Saturday one day
class
Saturday one day
class
Tuesday
evenings
and
Saturday
afternoons
Spencer,
Location to be
determined
Instructor: Resource
Education Team, Northwest
Iowa Beekeepers
Spencer,
Marlene @ 712-320-1907
Location to be
determined
Instructor: Resource
Education Team, Northwest
Iowa Beekeepers
Wickiup Hill
To register: Shane Bixby @
Learning
319-721-3493 or
Center
honeybeeclasses
Linn County
@gmail.com
Conservation
10260 Morris Hill Rd
Instructors: Bob Wolff &
Shane Bixby
Cost to be
determined
Single $40 /
Family $45
Field day in
May
Single $30 /
Family $35
Field Day in
May
$150
Includes 3 field
days and all
materials
5
Washington
6-8 pm
Feb 1 –
Feb 22
Monday
Kirkwood
evenings for Comm.
4 weeks
College;
Washington
Center
319-653-4655
111 West View Dr
Washington, IA
Instructor:
Ron Wehr: 319-698-7542
Class -$39 /
Material-$15
Please note that not all of these courses are sponsored by the Iowa Honey Producers Association, and the
information presented by the instructors is not necessarily endorsed by the IHPA. Additionally, none of the
courses are sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship and the information
presented by the instructors is not necessarily endorsed by IDALS.