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Beekeepers Introductory Class

Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HRAREC)
Virginia Beach, VA

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Beginning Beekeeping Course. Learn sustainable beekeeping with an emphasis on chemical-free practices from the experts over three consecutive Saturday mornings (8 AM to 2 PM). Classes do not repeat - they are sequential. Attendance at each class is not mandatory but highly recommended for maximum benefit. Online registration ends noon Saturday, February 2, 2020. Walk-in payments on first day of class only, February 8, 2020 until 8:30 AM.

Topics include: Beekeeping Equipment for the bees and the beekeeper, Honey Bee Biology, the Colony & Getting Started, Honey Bee Pests & Diseases - Their Prevention and Control, Seasonal Hive Management, Beekeeping Best Management Practices and Honey Production and Other Hive Products

Tuition includes MAAREC Beekeeping Basics,additional beekeeping publications, refreshments each day and a five-month Guild membership from February 8, 2020 to June 30, 2020. $25 tuition available for additional students in the same household not receiving reference materials. Minor children must be accompanied by a paying adult.

This course fulfills the educational requirement of six (6) hours of classroom instruction in introductory beekeeping training for the qualified level of the Virginia Master Beekeeper Program.