If you’ve ever wondered how to realistically and sustainably keep bees year-round in Alaska, join Tim Huffman and Anchor Gardens for a two-part workshop at Seed Lab.
Tim is passionate about wanting to break Alaska’s dependence on imported California bees and has organized an introduction to sustainable beekeeping in Alaska into a two-part workshop series.
In the first workshop he will cover realistic expectations, the gear you will need and methods to use for cold climate, and honeybee biology and colony behavior. In the second workshop he will cover honeybee health and how to manage pests and viruses and also connecting into and developing community support.
This workshop is free, made possible by a grant from Anchorage Soil and Water Conservation District and Anchor Gardens, and open to everyone ages 10+. This workshop will be offered on Jan. 7th and 14. Choose from Session A (12 – 2 p.m.) or Session B (2:30 - 4:30 p.m.). Registration is for both sessions in the chosen time slot.
Tim will also offer this series through zoom. Please contact him at backyardbeekeeping@gmail.com if you are interested.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tim Huffman moved to Alaska from Oregon in 1984. In 2018, Huffman began keeping bees in backyards across Anchorage. He has been the beekeeper for 49th State Brewing Co. since 2020. He successfully overwinters 80% of his colonies, and uses them to create additional colonies with locally mated queens. Tim began the season with ten overwintered colonies; he’s going into winter with 18. 100% of his 2023 honey harvest came from colonies that survived winter.
He shares local beekeeping information on his YouTube Channel, Anchorage Backyard Beekeeping. He is one of many experienced beekeepers that post information and answer questions in the Midnight Sun Bee Club Forum page on Facebook.