Bee School 2027 — Pawtuckaway Beekeepers Association

Category: Learning Also called: PBA Bee School; Pawtuckaway Bee School 2027; Pawtuckaway Beekeepers beginner course (Deerfield, New Hampshire); pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org

What it is

Bee School 2027 is the beginner beekeeping course of the Pawtuckaway Beekeepers Association (PBA), a New Hampshire beekeeping club. The official page lists three Tuesday evenings on Zoom (February 16, March 2 and March 9, 6:30–8:30 PM) plus one full Saturday in person (March 13, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM) at Deerfield Community Church in Deerfield, New Hampshire, with a live hiving of bees later in spring. The printed cost is $100. On the check date the page said “Registration opening Soon!”

Official URL

Official course page: https://pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org/home/bee-school/

Pawtuckaway Beekeepers Association home page: https://pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org/

Calendar of Events: https://pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org/home/calendar-of-events/

Membership: https://pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org/home/membership/

Contacts: https://pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org/home/contacts/

Last checked

2026-10-19. All URLs above returned HTTP 200 with a desktop Chrome user agent on that date.

Who it’s for

New and prospective beekeepers in southern New Hampshire. The page says the course “endeavors to develop enough knowledge, skills, and confidence for you to begin keeping bees.” It is a club-run course, not a university program and not a store.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party course page from an established local club, with dates, format, price and curriculum printed.

• Dates and format (course page, checked 2026-10-19): Tuesday Feb 16, Tuesday Mar 2 and Tuesday Mar 9, 6:30–8:30 PM via Zoom, and Saturday March 13, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM in person at Deerfield Community Church. The page title is “Bee School 2027”; the body gives month and day without a year (those dates fall on the stated weekdays in 2027).
• Cost (course page, checked 2026-10-19): $100 for the course.
• Registration (course page, checked 2026-10-19): “Registration opening Soon!” The page invites people to email the club’s bee school address to join the wait list. The sign-up link was not opened.
• Curriculum (course page, checked 2026-10-19): basic bee biology; standard equipment and obtaining bees; hive location and apiary setup; colony management and assessments; seasonal responsibilities; pest and disease management; and live hiving of honey bees (date set by bee arrival and weather).
• Club context (home and calendar pages, checked 2026-10-19): PBA meets monthly at Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church St., Deerfield, NH 03037 (social 6:30 PM, meeting 7 PM, hybrid with Zoom for members). The calendar lists a club meeting on October 19. Membership is $20 for 2026 (expires December 31, 2026).

Dates, price and policies above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change.

Location

In-person session: Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church St., Deerfield, New Hampshire 03037. The three evening sessions are on Zoom. The live-hiving date and place are set later.

Notes

• Category is Learning. This is the site’s first New Hampshire listing.
• Registration was not yet open on 2026-10-19, so final details may change when it opens.
• The page shows its dates without a year; “2027” comes from the page title and menu (“Bee School 2027”) and the weekday match. The course image was uploaded to the site in September 2026.
• The club also lists recorded videos of past bee schools (2025 and 2026) for members only.
• First-party image saved beside this listing as pawtuckaway-bee-school.jpg: the course page’s own og:image (bees on brood comb, BeeSchoolComb_edited-1024x576.jpg), 1024×576, unedited.
• The bee school email address is on the official page; it is not repeated here. Officers’ names and emails on the Contacts page are also not repeated.
• Not affiliated with Beekeeping Plaza. No form, sign-up, checkout or wait-list email was started and no one was contacted.

FAQ

Q: When is Pawtuckaway Bee School 2027?
A: According to the official page checked 2026-10-19: three Tuesday evenings on Zoom (February 16, March 2 and March 9, 6:30–8:30 PM) and one in-person Saturday, March 13, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM.

Q: How much does it cost?
A: $100 for the course, as printed on 2026-10-19.

Q: Where is the in-person session?
A: Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church St., Deerfield, NH 03037, where the club also holds its monthly meetings.

Q: Is registration open?
A: Not on 2026-10-19. The page said “Registration opening Soon!” and offered a wait list by email.

Q: What does the course cover?
A: Bee biology, equipment and getting bees, apiary setup, colony management, seasonal tasks, pests and diseases, and a live hiving of bees in spring when weather and bee arrival allow.