Beekeeping is an agricultural activity plays a very important role in the sustainability and development of rural areas. As it is an activity that requires a low economic investment and does not require large areas of land or land ownership, it can be practiced by small farmers and by families linked to the rural world. It is also an excellent option for creating one's own job or to allow an extra income as a second activity in areas where the labor supply is scarce. Furthermore, it is an activity that might contribute to empower rural women and reinforce her role in agriculture as it is easily adjusted given the multifunctional role they play and the fact that they are more exposed to unemployment. In Europe, beekeeping is an activity mainly developed by beekeepers with a low level of professionalism, who have little knowledge in the area, often acquired only through experience. Given the importance of this activity for rural development and for the preservation of biodiversity, their promotion is of utmost importance. The “beeB - Foster for beekeeping bridges through innovative and participative training” project will count on with the contribution of six European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Norway and Estonia) to contribute for the acquisition and development of basic skills and key competences in smart beekeeping, based on continuing vocational training, in order to facilitate the process of innovation, economic growth and social cohesion, through education, training and personal development; to reduce disparities in the access to and engagement of groups with less opportunities, like family and women beekeepers, and unemployed people in rural areas, promoting inclusion and gender equality through formal and non-formal education, based on the use of innovative and digital technologies and continuing VET; and to develop and structure partnerships to promote work-based learning for the beekeeping sector and bring forth skills and competencies for people that are or intend to be beekeepers, and that don’t have experience and knowledge in the area.Thus, it is intended to provide family and non-professional Beekeepers, with training in the area, which often does not exist or is scarce and encourage new publics, especially women and unemployed people from mainly rural areas, to practice this activity. It is intended to meet the training needs of each beekeeper, using innovative and attractive methodologies that can be used at workplace, such as adaptive learning, micro learning, community learning, gamification, innovation spirals, cross visiting, pills of knowledge, infographics. It is planned to draw up a course curriculum, based on a flexible b-learning adapted to different realities and regions and on the exchange of experiences and knowledge among peers (beekeepers, technicians, teachers/trainers) and guaranteeing national and European certification / qualification. It also provides for b-learning training aimed at personalized learning and. This project will provide beekeepers and future beekeepers with a reference of skills in the area of beekeeping. In the end of the partnership, the beekeeping and educational sectors will have available an innovative course curriculum in beekeeping, both from a technical and an active learning point of view, that will result from innovating in education and training with the deep engagement and contribute of partners from different parts of Europe, combining knowledge, work organization, social and cultural differences, heritage, through an intensive exchange of experiences and common training, that will allow the team and participants to grow intellectually, technically, socially and contribute for deeper European self-knowledge and cohesion.The project will bring positive and long-lasting effects on the participating organisations and persons directly or indirectly involved in the organised activities, as well as on the beekeeping sector, specially at the nonprofessional, family and women beekeepers’ levels, also creating a positive trend towards the adhesion of new beekeepers. It is also expected to have an impact in other European countries and in countries sharing the languages adopted in the project, with special relevance to Portuguese and Spanish.