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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