2021 Study Session with the College of the Melissae

10-month, online program

Dedicated to studying the bees with a six-fold Sacred Path: Science, Sacred, History, Mystery, Art/Medicine, and Activism

 

Evolutionary Beekeeping

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Evolutionary Beekeeping Short Course: as taught through the lens of a Bee-Centric philosophy with a thorough overview of current beekeeping philosophies, methodologies, and technologies.

• Introduction to the Six-Fold Path as designed by the College of the Melissae: Science, Sacred, History, Mystery, Art-Medicine and Activism

• Beekeeping methodology, troubleshooting and ethics

• Learn about Alternative Hive Styles: Top Bar, Warre, Modified Langstroth, Tree-Hives, Bee Built comb

• Bee-Centric Beekeeping philosophy and practice: The Bee IS One Body, how would they have us interact with them?

• Treatment-Free Theory: Impacts, perceptions and potential

• Forage as Beekeeping Essential: Considerations for forage development

• Discussions on Sugar Feeds and recipes/essential oils

• Activism: ideals, modalities, and ways to help

• Introduction to (and promotion of) practices, discoveries and concepts developed by: Michael Thiele, Gunther Hauk, Jacqueline Freeman, Corwin Bell, Les Crowder and our own College of the Melissae: Six-Fold Sacred Path

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Sacred Beekeeping Intensive

Sacred Beekeeping Intensive Short Course: Follow at your own pace

• Introduction to the Six-Fold Path of Sacred Beekeeping: Science, Sacred, History, Mystery, Art/Medicine, Activism

• Overview of Bee-Centric and Treatment-Free Philosophy and Practice

• Meditative Techniques for Animal Communication

• Dream Practice & Practicum

• Ethics of Human: Bee Relationship

• Ceremonial Explorations

• Simple honoring Rituals

• Introduction to Bee-Goddess Archetypes from around the world

• Minoan And Anatolian Goddesses and the Incense Road

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Sacred Beekeeping Intensive & Evolutionary Beekeeping

Register for these courses together and receive $200 discount on 2021 Tuition

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Bees, Culture & Revolution

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This online, 6-week live-seminar will be offered in a live classroom on Zoom with additional instructions and recordings.  Date TBD

Dive into the Studies for a six-week honey seminar!

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Live Instruction; weekly online Zoom classroom

Sessions recorded, additional video, audio, and written offerings including

several chapters from Laura Bee's Book: Bee-Centric Apiculture

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Topics Covered:

1.  Introduction to the College of the Melissae perspective. Getting started with bees, hive styles, and overview of Western and basic alternative methodologies.

2. First Level Beekeeping and Bee-Caring: Methodologies, Bee-Centric Thought leaders,. Handouts include: What to ask your Queen Breeder, Inspection Protocols, Five-Senses Meditation

3. Listening to the Bees: Animism, Animal Communication, Animal Encounter, Gaia Hypothesis

4. Discovering Symbols, Part I:  With an anthropological approach, we discover cross-cultural similarities in Sacred Bee Symbols and Myth. Consideration of ethics of utilizing symbol systems, Body Wisdom, and history.

5. Discovering Symbols, Part II:  Building culture in a river of history

6. Tracking the Myth: Were the ancient oracles speaking for us today?  

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