Backyard Beekeeping: Preparing Your Apiary

Join Lackawanna College’s Environmental Education Center on January 14, 2016 from 6p.m to 7:30p.m for beekeeping classes. Beekeeping is a yearlong program appropriate for honeybee enthusiasts and was designed to support new and seasoned beekeepers through an entire apiary year. This workshop is designed to give participants information on the setup of their apiary along with the purchase, arrival, and homing of honeybees. Topics will include apiary planning and logistics for optimum success, actual setup, ordering bees and/or nucs, installation of honeybees in their new home, feeding and support, apiary registration, and safety throughout the year. Cost is $80 for the fall/winter series of 4 classes or $25 for individual classes. Registration is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Lackawanna College Environmental Education Center at 570-842-1506.

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