Steve Burke, president of the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association, has been a beekeeper for over 30 years. He teaches the Association’s yearly training program for beekeepers and frequently makes presentations which include: Inviting Bees into your Garden, Pollination, and The Life of the Bee.

This lecture series is offered by Beechwood Life Center. URI Master Gardeners and RIWPS volunteers work in collaboration at their Jules A. Cohen native plant garden and on this lecture series.

How honeybees, native to Europe, Africa and Asia, fit into the complex web of relationships that sustain our local plants and insects is an important question to consider.

The program is free and open to the public. Registration required as space is limited.

To Register: Contact the Volunteer/Program Coordinator at The Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment –  401-268-1594 or malyward@northkingstownri.gov

Please note:

• • Registration is for this program only and not for future programs listed below.
  • Although the Beechwood Garden programs are offered to members and the public, if you have not attended past lectures and/or registered your contact information with the Beechwood Center in the last three (3) years, you may need to provide an updated information form.  The form will be provided by Beechwood Staff at the time of the lecture. Completion of this form is required for participation in all Beechwood Programs.
  • Master Gardeners receive education credit for attending.

Other programs scheduled for 2026  

• August 19, 2026 Hope Leeson. Field Botanists and Lecturer RISD

Below and Above Collective (Collaboration of Artists and Botanists). Floating Wetlands: Rebalancing Life in Freshwater Aquatic Communities

• October 21 2026: Chris Fletcher, Certified Arborist

 Evolution of the American  Urban Forest

We hope you can join us!