Beekeepers offer 4 courses starting in January

Posted 1/2/20

The Rhode Island Beekeepers Association is offering four courses in beekeeping for beginners at Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. Each course is five weeks long and begins in January-February 2020. The course will cover everything

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Beekeepers offer 4 courses starting in January

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The Rhode Island Beekeepers Association is offering four courses in beekeeping for beginners at Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. Each course is five weeks long and begins in January-February 2020.

The course will cover everything the beginning beekeeper needs to know. Subjects will include getting started, the honeybee life cycle, choosing an apiary site, buying bees and equipment, assembly of the hive, installing package bees, catching swarms, nectar sources, bee diseases and pests, hive inspections and wintering. A variety of beekeeping equipment will be displayed and demonstrated.

The cost for the five-week course is $75 per person, which includes all course materials, a textbook and membership dues in the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association through December 31, 2020. As room space is available, additional family members at the same address may attend and share course materials for $10.00 each. The association reserves the right to limit family members. Advance registration is required.

For additional information and to enroll, go to www.ribeekeeper.org and click on the link for bee school. Print the registration form and fill it out and send with check or money order to Bee School, Beekeepers Association, PO Box 685, Glendale, RI 02826.

If you have questions, email Betty Mencucci at bmencucci@verizon.net or call 568-8449.

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