// imports omitted 

@Entity
@Access(AccessType.PROPERTY)
public class MyEntity {
    private Integer id;

    @Access(AccessType.FIELD)
    private Calendar createdAt;

    public MyEntity() {
        createdAt = Calendar.getInstance();
    }

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    public Integer getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(Integer id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    @Transient
    public Date getCreatedAt() {
        return createdAt.getTime();
    }

    public void setCreatedAt(Date createdAt) {
        this.createdAt.setTime(createdAt);
    }

}