| Meeting Dates: |
| Fridays, February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020
Time: 7pm to 9pm |
| Location: |
| County Office Building 5th Street, Meeting Room A |
| Price: | $60.00 (Standard charge) |
| Gender: | Coed |
| Spaces: | Closed |
Description:
Central Virginia Beekeepers Association will present a County sponsored course for new or prospective beekeepers. Will cover bee biology, equipment, setting up a hive, seasonal management, disease and pest prevention and much more. Participants will be offered experienced mentors and opportunities for fieldwork as well as membership in CVBA. One class session (exact date TBA, weather dependent) will be held outside with bees, and one student?s name will be drawn for a colony of bees.
Course fee includes a copy of The Beekeepers Handbook, Fourth Edition, by Dianna Sammataro which must be picked up from the Albemarle County Office Building at 401 McIntire Road, Room 118, the Parks & Recreation Office before the start of the class. Books will be available for pick-up after January 4. There will be a reading assignment to complete before the first class.
Class Limit: 40
Cost $60, includes cost of text book
Notes:Class Location: The County Office Building 5th Street, 1600 5th Street, Meeting Room A.
| Type: | Standard Activity |
| Activity Category: | Special Interests |
| Age Group: | Adult |
| Season: | Winter/Spring 2020 |
| Sessions: | 4 |
| Supervisor: | Joe Hunter Clark |
