Join the Laupāhoehoe P&S Library, the Honeybee Education Program and the Laupāhoehoe Train Museum as they present the fifth in a five-part series with a focus on animal homesteading.

21 Apr: Regenerative Beekeeping in Hawaii with Jenny Bach

This workshop will explore honey bee biology and regenerative beekeeping practices that support bee genetics and the natural health of colonies. If you’re interested in keeping bees at your home or simply want to learn more about beekeeping in Hawaiʻi and Hamakua, this class is for you. The workshop will include a visual lecture, honey tasting, and a Q&A session.

Jenny Bach, a beekeeper of over 20 years and teacher for nearly two decades, has a passion for honeybees and agriculture in Hawaii. Jenny has studied shamanic and ancient beekeeping in Europe and has cultivated a unique beekeeping practice that involves reverence and biology in efforts to support bees and their natural genetics.

We hope you joined us for the other parts of the series:

• 24 Feb: Raising Goats, Homesteading Hawaii Style with Juliet Higgins
• 17 Mar: The Milk Cow at the Heart of Your Homestead with Grant Gerrish
• 24 Mar: Introduction to Pastured Poultry with Brittany Anderson
• 31 Mar: Raising Healthy Sheep and a Woolcraft Demonstration with Leila Gerrish

The Honeybee Education Program educates over 2000 youth and adults annually by offering hands-on workshops, builds community gardens, creates apiaries (bee yards) in local schools and trains farmers, youth students and community members to become beekeepers and create healthy pollinator habitat.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change.