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Beginning Beekeeping Course Registration

If you are seriously considering keeping honey bees, or have decided to start this spring, this is the course for you! The 6-session Beginning  Beekeeper Course will give you the detailed information you need to get started.  

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The course includes a hands-on field day. A sample of the topics covered includes: 

• Getting Started in Beekeeping – What you need 

• Apiary Site Locations, Zoning laws, State registration

• Honey Bee Biology and Behavior

• Swarming and Its Prevention

• Management and best practices for new colonies a

• Products of the Hive

• Feeding Bees and Local Nectar and Pollen Plants

• Honey Bee Pests, Diseases, and Other Problems 

• And much more – Including demonstrations and hands-on opportunities

Registration for the 2021 Beginning Beekeeping Course is not yet open

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When:  Starting Wednesday, February 3, 2021 

              for six consecutive Wednesdays, plus                       one field day

Where:  Howard County Fairgrounds Dining Hall

Registration:  $50 Individual, $75 for couple,

                       $10 children under 14

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Complete this form to register for the Beginning Beekeeping course, then select the Submit button to go to the payment page.

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Note: Please format your phone number as xxx-xxx-xxxx

Required Textbook:

You will need to obtain a copy of The Beekeeper's Handbook, 4th edition, by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile for the course. You can find or order the book at most booksellers.

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