From the Classroom to the Apiary: Teaching New Beekeepers and Supporting Women in the Field
Since 2015, our Founder & Designer, Jennifer (Jenna) York, has kept bees. Over the years, she has continuously learned, adapted, and deepened her understanding of one of the most fascinating and essential creatures on the planet. This January, that experience came full circle as Jenna stepped into the role of instructor at the CABA Beginner Beekeeping Class held at the College of Charleston.
Teaching beginner beekeepers is a special kind of work. It’s exciting, inspiring, and, for many students, a little intimidating.
Beekeeping can feel scary, overwhelming, and inspiring all at once, and that’s okay. Every beekeeper starts somewhere.
Welcoming New-Bees Into the World of Beekeeping
Beginner classes like this one are often the first real step into beekeeping. Students arrive with curiosity, nerves, and a lot of questions about safety, sustainability, hive health, and how to care for bees responsibly.
Jenna’s approach blends practical knowledge with reassurance. She understands firsthand how overwhelming those early days can feel, especially for women entering a space that hasn’t always been designed with them in mind.
Education is one of the most powerful tools we have to support bees, and it starts with making new beekeepers feel capable, informed, and welcome.
Women Putting Jeometry™ to Work
While Jenna was teaching in the classroom, women beekeepers across the country were doing something just as important…putting Jeometry Beewear™ suits to the test in real apiaries.
These are working beekeepers inspecting hives, removing colonies, managing “spicy” bees, and teaching others in the field.
And they’ve generously shared videos and feedback about their experiences wearing Jeometry™ while doing the work that matters most.
Their perspectives offer something invaluable: honest insight into how the suit performs when it counts…during long days, challenging conditions, and real-world beekeeping scenarios.
Why Education and Equipment Go Hand in Hand
Teaching new beekeepers and supporting experienced ones aren’t separate efforts…they’re deeply connected.
Confidence in the apiary comes from knowledge, practice, and having gear that works with your body, not against it.
Jeometry Beewear™ was designed by a woman beekeeper who understands the realities of fieldwork, and it’s now being worn by women who are educating others, saving bees, and building stronger beekeeping communities.
Whether you’re attending your first beginner class, teaching new-bees yourself, or spending long days working with hives, you deserve equipment that supports you every step of the way.
Watch & Learn From Women in the Field
Below, you’ll find videos shared by women beekeepers who are actively using Jeometry™ in their work. Their voices, experiences, and honesty help move the industry forward, and we’re grateful for every one of them.
Because when women are supported, educated, and properly equipped, everyone benefits…especially the bees.
First Impressions of the Jeometry Beewear™ Sunny Suit from Tamila Morgan, Professional Beekeeper & Educator at The Beekeepers Academy
Melissa Sorokin, a Miami, Florida Beekeeper and Educator Working with her Spicy Bees Wearing her Jeometry Beawear™ Sunny Suit
