Inside the Hive

Conservation and Stewardship Class with Online and Onsite Components

August 6–9, 2025

Fee for the lecture and onsite class: $65

Fee for Innovators, Gardens Preferred, and Gardens Premium Members: $58

Fee for the online lecture only: $12

Fee for the online lecture only for Innovators, Gardens Preferred, and Gardens Premium Members: $10

This class is intended as an adult learning experience. Find out more about our Family Learning experiences.

Registrations may be cancelled up to two weeks before the event, and your registration fee, less a $30 processing fee, will be refunded. Please note that refunds are not available for programs moved to scheduled inclement weather dates.

To notify us of your cancellation, email us or call 610-388-5454.

Have you ever wondered what goes on inside a beehive?

Join beekeepers Dr. Katie Krebs and Paul G. Lysko and go inside the hive, taking a close look at the fascinating world of bees. Begin with an online lecture on hive activity and hierarchy. Then, visit Longwood’s hives for a close inspection of what goes on inside; you’ll be able to watch the bees dance and the hive swarm up close, among other exciting activity. Bring your questions and get answers and expert insight into all things bees.

Course Schedule

Participants can register for the online lecture and the onsite class, or just the online lecture.

Online Class
Wednesday, August 6, 7:00–9:00 pm

Onsite Class
Saturday, August 9, 9:00–11:00 am

Inclement weather date: Sunday, August 10, 2025

Full course content includes both the online and the onsite components.

Location

Onsite at Longwood Gardens and an additional online session.

This program will take place partially or entirely outdoors. Please dress for the weather and wear footwear suited for walking on uneven paths and through wet areas.

Instructor

Katie Krebs and Paul G. Lysko, Ph.D

Dr. Katie Krebs is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Primary Care at the University of Pennsylvania’s Ryan Veterinary Hospital. She graduated from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with an emphasis in small animal medicine, and became interested in bees when the VFD expanded to include honeybees in 2017. She currently serves as the President of the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild and started the teaching apiary at New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania to help educate and train the next generation of veterinarians to feel more comfortable working with and treating bees.

Paul has been a beekeeper and Chester County Beekeepers Association member for 11 years. He led the Queen Rearing Committee in 2016, served as Vice President of the club for 5 years and was Chairman of the Annual CCBA Conference in 2018 and 2019. He currently serves as the Chair, CCBA Grants Committee. Paul is the Owner and sole proprietor of Hilltop Apiary, LLC, doing busines as Hilltop Hives, and sell “Hilltop Hives Honey”, beeswax, nucleus hives, and propolis throughout Chester County.