2027 Western Dakota Tech Basic Beekeeping — Rapid City, SD learning

Category: Learning Also called: WDTC Corporate Education Center Basic Beekeeping (Rapid City, South Dakota); Western Dakota Technical College beekeeping course; wdt.edu beekeeping

What it is

2027 Western Dakota Tech Basic Beekeeping is a weekend beginner beekeeping course from the Corporate Education Center at Western Dakota Technical College in Rapid City, South Dakota. The official course page says students learn the basics of keeping honey bees, including considerations to get started, bee biology, major tasks centered on each “bee season,” an introduction to recognizing and treating common honey bee ailments and pests, and hands-on training at an apiary. By the end of the course, students “will receive the basic knowledge to successfully manage and overwinter your colony.” This listing is for the 2027 Basic Beekeeping course, not the college’s Advanced Beekeeping sessions and not the Black Hills Area Beekeeping Club as a club listing.

Official URL

Official course page: https://www.wdt.edu/corporate-education-center/beekeeping/

Corporate Education Center overview: https://www.wdt.edu/corporate-education-center/overview/

Campus location: https://www.wdt.edu/about/location/

Contact: https://www.wdt.edu/about/contact

About: https://www.wdt.edu/about/

Registration form linked from the course page: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Bt3riDb3Tu

Last checked

2026-11-12. All URLs above returned HTTP 200 with a desktop Chrome user agent on that date.

FAQ

Q: When and where is the course?
A: The next Basic Beekeeping session printed on the course page is Saturday–Sunday, March 6–7, 2027, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, with an apiary day on Saturday, May 1, 2027, at 1:00 pm, weather permitting (shared with the Advanced class). Later Basic sessions are also printed: July 17–18, 2027, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, with an apiary day July 17 at 5:30 pm; and September 25–26, 2027, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, with an apiary day September 25 at 5:30 pm, weather permitting. Class size is limited. The college campus is at 800 Mickelson Dr., Rapid City, SD 57703, as printed on the About, Location and Contact pages (the Location page also says the campus is on East Highway 44). The course page itself does not reprint a room number. Corporate Education can be reached at [email protected] or 605-718-2410; the main college number printed on the location/contact pages is 605-718-2400.

Q: How much does it cost?
A: The course page lists class cost of $125.00 per person. Bee suits and gloves are needed to participate in hands-on sessions (the page says they “will be needed”; it does not say they are supplied). Prices change; check the live page.

Q: How do I register, and what is the cancellation policy?
A: The course page has a Click Here to Register button that opens a Microsoft Form on forms.cloud.microsoft. No registration was submitted for this listing. If you cannot attend a scheduled course, the page asks you to inform the Corporate Education Center as soon as possible by email or phone. Registration may be moved to a future class with availability, or a full refund may be offered for people who give at least 72 hours’ notice or have an extenuating last-minute circumstance (the page names sickness or a death in the family). That refund path is available one time per student; the full fee is charged for later registrations with no refund option.

Q: Is this the same as the Black Hills Area Beekeeping Club course?
A: The dates printed here (March 6–7, July 17–18 and September 25–26, 2027, plus the matching apiary-day times) are the same calendar the Black Hills Area Beekeeping Club listed on its Beekeeping Courses page in the November 11 club listing, when that club page did not print a public tuition. This listing uses the Western Dakota Technical College Corporate Education page, which publishes the $125 fee and the official registration form. The college and the club share the 800 Mickelson Drive campus address. Treat them as connected offerings and confirm on both live pages if you are deciding where to register. This is a Learning listing for the college course, not a second club listing.

Q: Is this an official or affiliated listing?
A: Neither. Beekeeping Plaza is not affiliated with Western Dakota Technical College or the Black Hills Area Beekeeping Club. No registration, payment or contact was made. South Dakota already has Equipment and Local clubs listings; this is the first Learning listing for the state. Advanced Beekeeping sessions (April 24–25 and October 23–24, 2027) require graduation from Basic Beekeeping and are not listed separately here.