Beekeeping "Short Course" Begins March 4 (pre-registration form)

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. Use the pre-registration form to sign up today!

The first session starts at 7:00 PM to allow time for registration, but all following class meetings start at 7:30 PM.

Short Course Sessions:

• Class 1, March 4, 7:00 PM: Registration, Introduction, Equipment, and Behavior
• Class 2, March 11, 7:30 PM: Honeybee Biology, Spring & Summer Management
• Class 3, March 18, 7:30 PM: Fall and Winter Management
• Class 4, March 25, 7:30 PM: Elections, Candle and Soap Making
• Class 5, April 1, 7:30 PM: Diseases and Healthy Bees, with State Apiary Inspector Jerry Fischer
• Class 6, April 8, 7:30 PM: Short Course Wrap up: marketing, test your knowlegdge, statistics, and a guest speaker
• FIELD DAY AT CORY'S APIARY: April 3
• COURSE FIELD DAY, April 17th

For further information contact:

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

or complete our pre-registration form!