Intro to Beekeeping
Wednesday, May 86:00—7:30 PMCommunity RoomBigelow Free Public Library54 Walnut St., Clinton, MA, 01510
- Introduction - presenter's background and experience
- A bee or not a bee - the difference between "good" bees and "bad" bees
- Starting a hive- where to get your first bees
- Physical structure of a hive - put a hive together in the classroom and show the equipment needed to work in a hive
- Colony and organization - the boys, the girls, and the queen
- Bee chores in and out of the hive - from the day they are born until they die
- Collecting honey - from the hive to the bottle (samples)
- Importance of pollination - how important they are to our ecosystem
- Conclusion (Q & A)
This program is partially funded with a grant from Freedom's Way for Hidden Treasures month
FREE
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