LOCATION: 507 Schoolhouse Rd. Dorchester, SC 29437

TIMES: 9am – 5pm each day COST: $85 per student. The cost includes annual membership to the Dorchester Bee and Garden Club. INCLUDES: Text (BeeCabulary Essentials), handout materials, membership in a local bee association thru 2025. No prior beekeeping experience needed; all are welcome!

THE CLASS TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: Basic equipment, selecting an apiary site, equipment supply sources; All about the honeybee (bee biology, races of bees, bee history); Diseases and Pests (treatments, pesticides, IPM); Building hive equipment & lighting a smoker; Working with Honeybees (starting a bee hive, installing a package/nuc, swarms and swarm control); Honeybee habits (things they collect, nectar & pollen sources, products of the hive, honey packaging and labeling); Field day at a local apiary with hands-on instruction during the class (weather dependent) or in the near future (date TBD).

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: APRIL30th, 2025