APIS ALCHEMIA
A journey into the medicine path of the honeybee
Journey into the mysteries of the hive and the honeybee
Through relationship & alchemy the honeybees bring beauty and create some of the earth’s most cherished substances.
In this series we will journey in community as we explore each hive medicine as a source of medicine and inspiration as well as a guide for
personal transformation.
The hive is a living temple which teaches us the ways of alchemy, beauty, & devotion.
The medicines created by the honeybees have been used in ritual, art, folk magic, & medicine for thousands of years. In understanding them we come to understand the mysteries of this earth, the ways of our ancestors, & ourselves more deeply.
This course will weave folk traditions from the Celtic Isles as well as Northern & Eastern Europe that teach us how such peoples worked with these precious medicines and the bees as spiritual guides.
“For to the bee the flower is a fountain of life and to the flower the bee is a messenger of love. And to both bee and flower the giving and receiving is both a need and an ecstasy.”- Khalil Gibran
A 5-month series
January-May of 2026.
Each month we will dive deep into one hive medicine in community through: 2 live online classes, guided practices, ritual, medicine making, & more.
Classes will be held 2 times a month live via zoom for three hours one will be held in the evening and one during the day on Sundays MST
Recordings available for those who cannot attend live classes
January- WAX MYSTERIES
February- THE STING OF INITIATION
March- PROPOLIS
April- POLLEN BASKETS
May- NEKTAR OF THE GODDESS
This course is not just for beekeepers but rather anyone wishing to dive deeper into the earth’s mysteries, those longing for more grounded earth-based spiritual teachings, & those wishing to obtain skills & knowledge in various ancient crafts from medicine making, to candle making, & mead brewing.
Wax Mysteries
Beeswax, Divination, Candle Magick, & Tending the Inner Flame
sting of initation
Venom, Poison as Medicine, Boundaries, & the Underworld Journey
Propolis
Medicine of Protection, Ecology of Home, & the Wisdom of the Wild
Pollen Baskets
Pollination, Mother’s Milk, & Fertility as Vitality
Nektar of the goddess
Honey, Ecstasy, & the Path of Beauty
Who is your teacher?
Courtney is a beekeeper, animist, herbalist, and earth tender based in the mountains of Colorado. She began her path with the honeybees in 2011 at the ripe young age of 18 and has dedicated the entirety of her adult life to both the tending of the bees and the study of the spiritual traditions of beekeeping. She is a medicine maker who has been working with the medicines of the hive for over ten years, carrying both a deep reverence, and embodied experience of these precious medicines. She has traveled the world and weaves mythology, archaeology, and the study of ancient wisdom into her work to help tell the story of an ancient path of beauty and time when humans lived in harmony with the earth.
Early Bird Pricing till 11/28
Payment Plans Available Upon Request