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Howard County Beekeeping Short Course

Jeff Crooks, Neighbor

The Beekeeping Short Course



 Date:
Will begin on February 18, 2014, and continue on February 25, March 4, 18,
& 25, 2014; 5 Classroom and one field day ( Date: TBD )



Learn to keep honey bees by attending Howard County Beekeeper’s
Assoc. Inc. Short Course

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Topics include:



  • Honey bee biology
  • Beekeeping laws in Howard
    County
  • Obtaining and installing bees
  • Getting and setting up your
    beekeeping equipment
  • Inspecting your bees
  • Bee diseases
  • Products of the hive


The first day of Beginning Beekeeping Short Course will begin (TBD), weather
permitting.  Classes will be held on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from
7:00 PM until approximately 9:30 PM at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West
Friendship, MD. A field day, where the students will experience a hive
inspection and installing a package of honey bees, will be scheduled when
weather permits - usually in April.

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