Bee-Craft Consult presents

Beekeeping Education and Experience Program

Bees: Entomology, Apiaries, and Business Development

BEEP gives young people hands-on experience in science, cottage industries and business, all through the world of bees. Built for schools in Nigeria and around the world.

Bee-Craft Consult BEEP beekeeping education session
3learning stages
5areas of study
3career paths

About the program

Science, enterprise and leadership, learned at the hive.

Participants explore the entomology of bees, why they matter, and the ecosystems they support. They learn how to harvest honey and turn it into goods to sell.

Along the way they build leadership and management skills, and form relationships with peers, mentors and mentees.

Hands-on scienceCottage industryBusiness skillsMentorship

Three stages of learning

From first hive visit to running an apiary business.

01Beginner

Starting Out

  • Join a beekeeping club
  • Learn basic apiary care and management techniques
  • Watch live and virtual hive management demonstrations
  • Learn the basics of bees, pollination and environmental factors
02Intermediate

Learning More

  • More hands-on fieldwork: installing package bees, checking hive and queen health, harvesting and processing honey
  • Explore the environmental impact of declining pollinator populations
  • Examine problems and solutions related to climate change
03Advanced

Exploring Deeper

  • Process honey and create additional honey-based products
  • Develop a business plan to start and maintain an apiary
  • Work with younger or newer students to share knowledge
  • Learn introductory apitherapy and the history of healing with bee products

Areas of study

EcologyEntomologyBotanyAgricultureZoology

Where it can lead

Scientific research

Business ownership

Apiary management

Bee-Craft Consult BEEP beekeeping education session
Bee-Craft Consult BEEP beekeeping education session
Bee-Craft Consult BEEP beekeeping education session
Bee-Craft Consult BEEP beekeeping education session

Program resources

We start with you, then your school takes the lead.

Every school’s needs are different. Request a quote and we’ll tailor the phases to your students and location.

Phase 1

Lesson plansBee-Craft Consult

Beekeeping materialsBee-Craft Consult

Phase 2

Lesson plansBee-Craft Consult

Beekeeping materialsPurchased by the school

Phase 3

TrainingPurchased by the school through Bee-Craft

MaterialsPurchased by the school through Bee-Craft

Who's behind BEEP

Presented by Daniel Oduntan, owner of Bee-Craft Consult

Adesina Daniel Oduntan is a beekeeper with 33 years of experience, an entomologist and author, and a German-trained queen bee breeder and apitherapist. He has received awards from both the Federal and State governments of Nigeria.

Bringing beekeeping into schools is not new for him. In 2001, his Institute of Vocational Bee-Craft ran a Beekeeping Extension Education Program for secondary schools across Ogun, Oyo and Osun States, giving students an “I can do” mentality for self-reliance and job creation. BEEP builds on that work.

Request a quote

Bring BEEP to your school.

Tell us about your school and we’ll send a tailored proposal. We work with schools in Nigeria and internationally.

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