Description

**This is a virtual workshop**

Introduction to Beekeeping, parts of a hive, how a bee colony functions, equipment needed, basic colony management.

Why Learn Beekeeping?

All beekeepers have their special reasons for doing what they do. Only you can decide what draws you into beekeeping, but here are some common reasons:

• To help with pollination of their garden (and to help the planet!) 
• You like to watch the magic of nature taking its natural course
• Because bees rock! They are amazing creatures that work together in ways that sometimes put humans to shame 
• Because honey is awesome and having the potential for gallons of it every year is super awesome! 
• Beekeeping is a scientifically stimulating hobby
• It’s a fantastic way to involve children directly in nature
• It promotes critical thinking as you face and address issues with your bees 
• Because beekeepers love a good challenge and bees offer that, in abundance 
• Who doesn’t want to learn a whole new vocabulary? Like requeening and nucs and splits… 

We should mention making a little money on the side. We include this for completeness and it’s true that beekeepers can enjoy a little pocket money from their honey (and perhaps even wax products). But fair warning – if this is your main reason, then we’d suggest other easier and less messy hobbies! Few beekeepers turn this into a full business that will pay the bills.

All told, learning beekeeping has the potential to reward you in many ways.

Speaker:

Sara Dzimianski, M.S.

Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Purdue Extension - Perry County, 65 Park Ave Tell City, IN 47586

o: 812-547-7084   m: 706-338-9623

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