The Polk County Extension Center, in cooperation with Holbert’s Bee Supplies, will offer a series of five classes on beginning beekeeping. Phil Holbert, beekeeper for 25 years, will teach the classes.
“Our staff has been very concerned about the decline of our native honeybee population,” said John Vining, Polk County Extension Director. “We want to encourage gardeners and others interested in trying beekeeping as a hobby to consider these classes.”
The classes, which will be limited to 12 participants, will be held on five consecutive Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., beginning on Thursday, Feb. 16. There will be a small registration fee.
The course will cover the basics of bee care from starting a new hive to maintaining and caring for a mature hive of bees.
Anyone interested in enrolling should contact the extension center at 828-894-8218. In 2011 the class was full in less than a week.
For more information, contact the Polk County Extension Center at 828-894-8218.
– article submitted by Sarah Gottfried