UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, in partnership with the Ridge Beekeepers Association, will host a Saturday program for new beekeepers and those considering starting a hive. Join us for a fun day where you can learn about beekeeping and sharpen your skills!
Seminar topics will introduce everything a new beekeeper needs to know including: hive construction, starting a hive, honey extraction, bee transport, queen bees, nectar sources, wax rendering, tools, and more! Door prizes will be offered and beekeeping vendors will be present.
![An experienced and new beekeeper examine a bee](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/smallfarms/wp-content/blogs.dir/78/files/2019/04/Newandexperiencedbeekeeperssmaller-255x300.jpg)
Beekeeping Resources
Find out loads of information on beekeeping on the UF/IFAS Extension Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises website here: https://smallfarm.ifas.ufl.edu/direct-marketing-value-added/alternative-enterprises/
Class Details
When: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 9 AM – 3:30 PM. Registration begins at 8 AM.
Where: UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, 1702 Hwy 17 S., Bartow, FL 33830.
Cost: $25 online or via mail registration before April 1st. On-site registration is $30. Children eleven through eighteen are $15 and ten and under are free when accompanied by a registered adult.
Registration includes seminar and lunch.
Note that a liability waiver must be signed by each attendee at registration.
Register: Online with a credit card at https://www.facebook.com/events/791505847875741 or https://tinyurl.com/Polkbeeseminar mail your contact information and number of registrants (please note children separately) to Ridge Beekeepers Association, Jonathan Beale, 3224 Cleveland Heights Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33803.
Contact: Mary Beth Henry at 863-519-1049 or mbhenry@ufl.edu.
Hope to see you there!