If you live in northern Ontario, you are welcome to attend this workshop free of charge – please use the coupon code BEENORTH when filling out the registration form to receive free admission.

All Indigenous growers, land stewards and community members are welcome to attend this workshop free of charge – please use the coupon code INDIG2025 when filling out the registration form to receive free admission.

This webinar is part of the webinar series Exploring a New Enterprise with Ignatius Farm.

Webinar Description:

Interested in beekeeping? Join Ron to learn about the basics of keeping bees, what you need to get started and some common challenges for beginners. A recording of this webinar will be available.

Speaker: Ron St Louis, Capital Bees, Ottawa

Ron is a member of Dokis First Nation in northern Ontario, currently living in Ottawa and operating his business, Capital Bees, at the Just Food Farm. He has been keeping bees since 2011 and teaching a hands-on, natural beekeeping program since 2015. He is a registered beekeeper and breeds bees to be resistant to pests and diseases and has been a member of the Ontario Resistant Honey Bee Selection program (ORHBS) since 2017.

This webinar is supported by funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.