February 16 and 17, 2019
8 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, hands on workshops during course, bee work following in club apiary

Warren Wilson College
701 Warren Wilson Rd
Swannanoa, NC  28778

80.00 per person, includes book, lunch saturday, course materials

This is an intensive two-day event that will expose new beekeepers to the skills they should develop in their first year of beekeeping. The content and course material is a newly designed format that received rave reviews in 2018. This course concentrates on what all new beekeepers should learn their first year to support a honeybee colony through its first season in their own apiary. This is a mixture of lecture and hands-on workshops (sans bees for now!) you will be BEEZY!

For information or to register, contact educationCommittee@wncbees.org, president@wncbees.org or call 828.628.3537.

February 16 to March 6, 2019
3 Saturdays and a field day
Saturday 9 am to 12:30 pm

Granville County Expo Center
4185 US-15
Oxford, NC 27565

$95

The class will include a First Lessons in Beekeeping text and Granville County Beekeepers club membership. We will meet 3 Saturdays Feb. 16, Mar. 9, Mar. 23 from 9am - 12:30pm. Sunday March 31 study session and written exam 2pm-5pm. There will be a Field Day on April 6th 9am - 3pm. We will also hold a fall certification day TBD.

Sponsored by the Granville County Beekeepers.

For questions or to register, please contact Granville Beekeeper Association granvillecobeekeepers@gmail.com

February 16, 2019
Saturday 9am-2pm + field day (tbd)

Commons Room at the Harnett County Home Health
307 W Cornelius Harnett Blvd
Lillington, NC, North Carolina 27546

$40 per person, children 12 and under interested in beekeeping are free

We will be in the Commons Room at the Harnett County Home Health building between 9am and 2pm for a classroom session. Please pack your own lunch. We will schedule a hands-on inspection of an active beehive, date to be determined. An invitation will be sent to all course participants once scheduled.

Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/2019HarnettBeekeepingCourse

Beginning Beekeeping Class

February 16th, 21st and 23rd (2 Saturdays and one Thursday)
9:15 am – 5:00 pm Saturday (2/16 & 2/23), 6:30-8:00 Thursday (2/21)

Lenoir Public Library
120 Hospital Ave (downstairs)
Lenoir, NC 28645

$50.00 per person; free for students with a parent or guardian at full price.
Sponsored by the Caldwell County Beekeepers.

This course is designed for beginners and is a great refresher for current Beekeepers to enhance their general beekeeping skills. Our knowledgeable instructors will cover the history of beekeeping, getting started, seasonal management, and the treatment of pests and disease

For information or to register, contact Doug Galloway 828-295-0574 bhfllc@hotmail.com or Sara Kennedy, 952-334-1014 saraikennedy@gmail.com.