Advanced Natural Beekeeping with Kirk Webster & Dr. Leo • Full Conference Recording (5 hrs) • 500-day access

$299

Advanced Natural Beekeeping with Kirk Webster & Dr. Leo • Full Conference Recording (5 hrs) • 500-day access

Course
4 Lessons
500-day access

Take your beekeeping to new heights! UNIQUE program with Kirk Webster, the legend of natural beekeeping, and Dr. Leo, HorizontalHive.com A lifetime of practical wisdom — FIVE HOURS of carefully edited, visually rich presentations. You won’t find this information anywhere else. Honey by the ton and thriving bees, chemical-free. It works, and sky is the limit — discover the endless opportunities of natural beekeeping.

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Learn from the Legend of Natural Beekeeping

These October 2021 presentations attracted 220 people from 31 different states! Get the VIP front-seat view of this unique program at a fraction of the price of live attendance. The high-definition videos have been carefully edited, complete with hundreds of slides, photos, and clear diagrams. Learn from one of America’s most successful natural beekeepers and get a slew of ideas for your bees’ productivity and health. Immensely practical and deeply inspirational — Kirk generously shares his method developed over 40 years, and people have used it to go from 10 to 200 hives in two summers — all treatment-free and without buying any bees. Your beekeeping will never be the same after viewing this program.

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Meet the presenters

KIRK WEBSTER single-handedly produces up to 40,000 lb of honey per year (that’s sixty 55-gallon drums) and raises 1,500 queens of remarkable disease resistance. His Vermont apiaries have been completely treatment-free for 20 years! He has 300 honey-producing hives and many hundreds of smaller colonies.

DR. LEO SHARASHKIN is a full-time natural beekeeper in the Missouri Ozarks, editor of Keeping Bees with a Smile and founder of HorizontalHive.com Dr. Leo keeps 50 Layens horizontal hives stocked with wild swarms. He teaches natural beekeeping workshops at his apiary and around the country.

Part 1: The Natural Form of a Northern Apiary (Kirk Webster)

Short introduction by Dr. Leo Sharashkin (HorizontalHive.com) followed by Kirk Webster’s insightful presentation on his journey in Natural Beekeeping, discovery of simple efficient methods, and creating a highly successful commercial-size treatment-free apiary. Learn the foundational principles that can be applied to any beekeeping situation. Profound and practical — a slew of Natural Beekeeping insights from the legend of natural beekeeping.

Part 1 ~ Full Presentation Video & Slides (1hr 23min)

Part 2: A Year in the Beeyard: How It Works (Kirk Webster)

A generous step-by-step guide to Kirk Webster’s apiary work throughout the year. Managing colonies for honey production, raising superior queens, multiplying your hives without buying any bees — get a detailed view of what is possible in natural beekeeping during a complete annual cycle, and help your bees prosper despite any challenges. Kirk Webster uses vertical hives; similar principles can be applied to horizontal hive apiaries.

Part 2 ~ Full Presentation Video & Slides (1hr 35min)

Part 3: Natural Beekeeping in Layens Hives (Dr. Leo Sharashkin)

Dr. Leo honestly describes what you can expect from natural beekeeping, and how to help your bees perform even better than in the wild. Learn how to apply key aspects of Kirk Webster’s tested approach in horizontal Layens hives in small to medium-size apiaries (up to several dozen hives), with very good results.

Part 3 ~ Full Presentation Video & Slides (53min)

Part 4: Questions and Answers with Kirk Webster and Dr. Leo Sharashkin

Over one hour of Questions and Answers offers even deeper insight into how you can succeed in natural beekeeping. Questions include hive design and construction; queen rearing; protecting your colonies from bears, small hive beetles, and wax moths; Varroa-resistant bee strains; efficient use of equipment; colony management, and many more details of natural beekeeping.

Part 4 ~ Full Presentation Video & Slides (1hr 8min)

Some screen shots from the course

Testimonials

Jerry C.

Tennessee

Thanks for making this course available. I can't overstate how timely this information is as I continue to grow my apiary.

Anton K.

Maine

A very interesting conference and very impressive beekeeping results. I will try these techniques this bee season.

Fred W.

Missouri

Wonderful conference. I learned an immense amount. I especially liked the segment on an easy way to multiply your hives.

Frequently Asked Questions

Advanced Natural Beekeeping with Kirk Webster & Dr. Leo

What format is the material in?

Streaming video. You are able to choose video quality from 224p to 1080p (high-definition) depending on the speed of your internet connection.

What happens after 500 days? Will I lose access to the program?

You will be able to renew access at a much lower cost than the initial purchase. We want you to keep using, enjoying, and referring back to this great material and we’ll be most reasonable about the renewal rates.

How do I access the material?

You’ll create an account during checkout. You are then able to access all products you purchased by logging in at digital.horizontalhive.com/login with your email and chosen password. Please note that every time you log in from a new browser or device, you’ll need access to your email to receive and enter a verification code (you only need to do it once for each new browser/device).

Can I share my access to the course with others?

No, your access and your account are for your personal use only, and you are not allowed to share it with others. Please see our Terms and Conditions for full details. Please refer your friends to digital.horizontalhive.com so they can get their own copy. Thank you!

Can I watch the program with my friends?

Yes, if you invite friends over to watch it with you in your home at no charge, it is fine. But if you watch together at a venue other than your home (church, bee club, work, etc.), then it becomes a “public screening,” which requires a reasonably-priced separate license — please see the next point.

Can I show this program at my church, bee club, etc.?

Any public screening requires a special license, regardless of whether you charge for admission or not. The current rate is only $199 for a one-time non-commercial screening to a group of up to 100 people. (This fee is in addition to the purchase of the regular personal access.) Please email digital@horizontalhive.com for details.

Can I download the videos to my computer?

No, we are sorry. Streaming video from within your account is the only viewing option we offer at this time.

Can I purchase the program on a DVD or USB drive?

No, sorry. It is currently only available as streaming video.

Are the videos captioned or subtitled?

No, the videos do not have captions or subtitles at this time.

Is there a transcript of the videos?

No, but we are planning to create one. When this happens, the transcript will be added to the course at no additional cost to the existing subscribers.

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