From our friends at Charleston Community Bee Gardens and Flowertown Bee Farm …
This is a two-day class sponsored and conducted by Charleston Community Bee Gardens and Flowertown Bee Farm to be held at Dorchester County Career and Technology Center, 507 Schoolhouse Rd., Dorchester, SC 29437. The course will run from 9am-5pm and it will be taught by several local Certified and Journeyman beekeepers. No prior beekeeping experience is necessary.
The class topics will include:
· Basic equipment, selecting an apiary site, equipment supply sources
· All about the honeybee (bee biology, races of bees, bee history)
· Diseases and Pests (treatments, pesticides, IPM)
· Building hive equipment & lighting a smoker
· Working with Honeybees (starting a bee hive, installing a package/nuc, swarms and swarm control)
· Honeybee habits (things they collect, nectar & pollen sources, products of the honeybee, honey packaging and labeling)
· Field day at a local apiary with hands-on instruction (when weather permits)
The cost of the course will be $80 per student. The cost includes annual membership to a Local bee Association thru 2021.
The formal registration sheet can be mailed with a check or money order. You can also register and pay online on the Facebook page (link below). Look on the left side and click the “Store” tab. This is only on laptop or desktop computers; it doesn’t work on mobile devices.
The class size will be limited to the first 40 registered and paid students. If you are interested in attending, please let us know by e-mail as soon as possible at: jimpam4950@aol.com or mitch@flowertownbeefarmandsupplies.com
Jim Strohm, President
Charleston Community Bee Gardens
https://www.facebook.com/CharlestonCommunityBeeGardens
Mitch Yawn, Owner
Flowertown Bee Farm and Supplies
121 Lawrence Dr., Summerville, SC 29483
https://www.facebook.com/flowertownbees1
