Choose Your Beekeeping Instructor Carefully

We are David and Sheri Burns from Long Lane Honey Bee Farms here in central Illinois. Beekeepers around the country are working frantically to purchase hives and bees to expand their bee yards.

Don't be caught off guard. If you are new to beekeeping purchase your hives, bees and equipment NOW!

Taking a class is a huge advantage in becoming a successful beekeeper. Classes and beekeepers are popping up everywhere. Do you really know your instructor? There are some really great instructors and classes. Just make sure your instructor has a proven track record and beekeeping teaching experience. David is an EAS certified master beekeeper and has taught classes for over a decade. Check out our online classes. Here's a few of our upcoming on site classes:

Feb 2018

      10   Beginner's Class, Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 (1PM-6PM Central Time) Sold Out

      17   Beginner's Class Sat. Feb. 27, 2018 (1pm-6pm Central Time) 

Mar 2018

       10  Beginner's Class Sat. Mar 10, 2018  (1pm-6pm Central Time) 

       24  Beginner's Class Sat. Mar 24, 2018 (8am-1pm Central Time)

       24  Spring Management Class Fri. Mar 24, 2018 (2pm-6pm Central Time)

If you are too far away to enjoy our classroom classes consider taking a course through our Online Beekeeping Academy. 

We introduced our online academy a week ago and we have had a phenomenal response! These courses can be taken at your own pace, when you want, in the comfort of your home. We are offering a $9 Pre-Order discount only through February 3rd just a few more days. Click the online course of your choice below.These ARE NOTWEBINARS. These are videos and worksheets from certified master beekeeper David Burns that are personally emailed to you. So you can enjoy learning by yourself when you want.

Basic Beekeeping

Spring Management: Swarm Control, Making Splits

Queen Rearing: How To Raise Quality Queens

Advanced Beekeeping: A Deeper Approach To Beekeeping

Getting Your Bees Through The Winter

As a BONUS for signing up for an online course, receive 1 month of free mentoring/coaching through our BeeTeam6 beekeeping mentorship program with EAS Certified Master Beekeeper, David Burns. 10 days after signing up you will have 30 days to call David's personal cell phone, ask questions through email or text.

The Amazon Alexa/Echo was a phenomenal hit this past holiday season. If you were one of the millions of people that purchased one of these during the holiday season you can now listen to a daily beekeeping tip from certified master beekeeper David Burns. Just go to your Alexa skills and look for Beekeeping and add it to your daily flash briefing.

David will be speaking in several states this year. This month (February)Join him at the Arkansas Beekeeper's Association Spring Conference February 23-24. He'll be speaking along with his friend and fellow EAS master beekeeper Buddy May. It will be at Harding University Campus in Searcy, Arkansas. Click here for more information.  Only 1 More Week Of Winter Bee Kinds This has been a great year for winter-bee-kinds. Again, the response was great and beekeepers are reporting such strong over wintered colonies. But, we are nearing the time when we will end production for the 2017 Winter. We will only be producing these for 1 more week for this season. Of course, we'll start again in the fall for next winter. Make sure you have the quantity you need to replace your winter-bee-kinds for this year. Do not let your bees starve. Order yours now! We've never seen such an early surge of hive orders this early in the year! It's exciting to see such an interest in beekeeping. Now is a perfect time to make your choices and secure what you need. Freedom Kit with bees is our kit for the serious beekeeper...Read more How Many Hives Should You Start With?  The average backyard hobbyist should always start with 2 or more. Why? With two hives, you can compare...Read More How Close To The House Can I Put My Hives? This and 18 other questions are answered here...Read more I'm glad you are keeping bees or thinking about it. Thank you for supporting our family business for all your beekeeping needs. Sincerely, David and Sheri Burns Long Lane Honey Bee Farms 217-427-2678 www.honeybeesonline.com New 2018 Hours: Monday 10am - 6pm  Tuesday 10am - 3pm Wednesday 10am - 6pm Thursday 10am - 3pm Friday 9am - Noon Saturday - Our store is also open on days when we have Saturday classes

NEW! Online Beekeeping Courses - From The Comfort Of Your Home

We are excited to roll out our online beekeeping courses. People around the country have been telling us they want to attend our beekeeping classes but they live too far away. We rolled up our sleeves and went to work to provide our classes online.

Save the travel expenses of hotels, gas and food. No juggling schedules. Study at your own pace, when you have time. Study in the comfort of your home.

As a BONUS, receive 1 month of free mentoring/coaching through our BeeTeam6 beekeeping mentorship program with EAS Certified Master Beekeeper, David Burns. 10 days after signing up you will have 30 days to call David's personal cell phone, ask questions through email or text.

Our first class is scheduled to go online February 10th. We are now taking Pre-Orders and offering a $9 discount for Pre-Orders. All courses are taught by David Burns. Hurry as registration is limited.

Click Here to Pre-Order and begin our Basic Beekeeping Course around February 10th, 2018.

Other Courses Coming Online Soon:

Spring Management: Swarm Control, Making Splits

Queen Rearing: How To Raise Quality Queens

Advanced Beekeeping: A Deeper Approach To Beekeeping

Getting Your Bees Through The Winter

How to keep honey bees - It May Not Be As Easy As It Seems

How to keep bees. Don't be fooled.  There is a push to make beekeeping appear practically hands free. New beekeepers are failing to implement best management practices and watching their hives perish. Are you doing all you can to ...Read More

BEES IN THE WINTER

Getting frustrated or feeling depressed or sad is a normal and understandable response when you discover your bees died. I remember losing my first hive. I couldn't believe that bees would die on my watch. But I quickly bounced back and decided I needed to...READ MORE

Every year we are inundated with those who waited too late. Don't wait until spring to order your hive. It's much better to order your equipment before the spring rush. Now is a perfect time to make your choices and secure what you need.

Freedom Kit with bees is our kit for the serious beekeeper...Read more

How Many Hives Should You Start With?  The average backyard hobbyist should always start with 2 or more. Why? With two hives, you can compare...Read More

How Close To The House Can I Put My Hives? This and 18 other questions are answered here...Read more

This Is Our Work Horse Hive. Built Solid

Don't delay ordering your hives. We now have the Amish build our hives for us right here in Illinois. Before you run out to a major box store, consider doing business with a local, family business where you know the people and you know your product was built in the USA!

Click here to order now.

Sheri and I are glad you are keeping bees or thinking about it. Thank you for supporting our family business for all your beekeeping needs.

Sincerely,

David and Sheri Burns
Long Lane Honey Bee Farms

217-427-2678

www.honeybeesonline.com

New 2018 Hours:

Monday 10am - 6pm 

Tuesday 10am - 3pm

Wednesday 10am - 6pm

Thursday 10am - 3pm

Friday 9am - Noon

Saturday - Our store is also open on days when we have Saturday classes