Beekeeping "Short Course" Begins Next March

BUMBA offers a Short Course on Bee Biology and Beekeeping Basics each Spring. Learn how to set up your own backyard hive, manage bees, how to harvest honey and pollen, and learn about basic bee behavior and their importance to the world we live in.

Experienced club members answer your questions and field days give hands-on training—putting together a hive, installing a package of bees, and maintaining the bee colony. Club members volunteer to mentor new beekeepers, helping throughout the year to ensure you have the support to make beekeeping a fun and enjoyable hobby.

Classes include text books for students to keep, refreshments, and door prizes. A new hive is the Grand Prize to a raffle winner. Join us to reserve your place today!

Short Course Sessions Cover:

• Class 1: Registration, Introduction, Equipment, and Behavior
• Class 2: Honeybee Biology, Spring & Summer Management, Splitting
• Class 3: Fall and Winter Management, The Queen
• Class 4: Pests and Healthy Bees, Considering Top Bar Hives?
• Class 5: Q & A, Wrap Up, Guest Speaker
• COURSE FIELD DAY: Hands On in the Apiary!

For further information contact:

Beekeeping Class
(301) 868-2086
beefriend@verizon.net