Did you know that Alberta is Canada's leading honey producing province, producing about 40 million pounds of honey annually? Beekeeping is big business commercially and beekeepers in urban areas are becoming involved in keeping bees for pollination and honey.

ABC Bees of Calgary has partnered with NAIT to instruct their Level 1 Beekeeping Certificate and Apiary Technician Preparation courses. These courses will interest people who want to start raising bees domestically or work in the Apiary field. Whether you are already maintaining hives and have questions about hive health, just getting started with beekeeping, or you are interested in working in the field, NAIT and ABC Bees have you covered.

Learn online from Eliese Watson of ABC Bees, one of the leading experts in the Apiary field!

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Quick Facts

Credential: Certificate Achievement

An approved non-credit program that has a formal summative assessment component, has mappped program or course outcomes, and is subject to a regular quality curriculum review process.

Campus: Main

Any in-person components of your courses will be delivered at NAIT's Main Campus in Edmonton. View map

Delivery Modes:

  • Online - All your class activity will be delivered online.

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    ABC Bees

    ABC Bees in an apiary and beekeeper training company located in the beautiful foothills of central Alberta. They started with a simple goal, to share their passion for beekeeping with other burgeoning beekeepers, and  have blossomed into a buzzing and thriving beekeeper training company. 

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    I think I was born to be a beekeeper. I love nature and I love working outside. 

    Source: abcbees.ca 

    Watch the video below to learn more about ABC Bees

    Learn more about Level 1 Beekeeping

    Available Online

    NAIT is pleased to partner with Eliese Watson of ABC Bees to deliver our Level 1 Beekeeping course. 

    This course is now available online for anyone across Canada. Discover more about ABC Bees today.

    Beekeeping Employment

    NAIT is proud to be working with ABC Bees and the Alberta Beekeeping Commission to offer our Beekeeping courses.

    There are numerous employment opportunities in Alberta for people trained with beekeeping skills. The Alberta Beekeeping Commission works with Alberta Beekeepers to find employment opportunities for people  who possess apiary training. Gain the training you need to gain employment in the industry with our Beekeeping courses.

    Select the button below to see current Beekeeping employment opportunities in Alberta.

    Current Apiary Employment Opportunities

    Instructors

    Eliese Watson

    Eliese Watson

    Eliese Watson is the founder and senior educator of Apiaries and Bees for Communities Inc. (ABC Bees).

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    Delivery Methods

    • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
    • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
    • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
    • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
    • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
    • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
    • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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