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Beekeeping Short Course
January 14 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
January 14th at the University of Tennessee at Martin Football Stadium Skybox.
This course is designed for anyone interested in learning how to begin beekeeping. The cost for the event is $15.00 per family. For questions about the course please email the club at nwtbees@gmail.com. A starter hive will be given away as a door prize at the end of the course.
Mark your calendar, make plans to attend and we look forward to seeing you there!
- 8:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. Registration/Coffee
- 9:00 a.m. Welcome/Introduction
- 9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome to the Colony
- 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Hive Components/Hardware
- 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Installing Your Bees
- 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Tools of the Trade
- 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. First Hive Inspection
- 11:15 a.m.-11:40 a.m. Resources/Legal Regulations
- 11:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m. First Years Beekeepers Experience
- 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Bounty of the Hive
- 12:30 p.m.- Door prize drawings, closing remarks
$15 per family