HONEY BEE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

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Interested in doing your part toward environmental sustainability? Do you have a vegetable garden, orchard, or do you enjoy planting? Raising your own honeybees can increase your yield 10-fold. In this five-week classroom course, learn the principles of beekeeping, honeybee biology, honeybee safety, how to read a hive, honeybee nutrition, and honeybee communication.  Join Tiffany Ayres, Cornell Master Beekeeper, to gain the knowledge needed to become a successful "newbee" beekeeper.  Now is the time to start your honeybee journey.  

See below for locations and dates.

CHECK BACK ~ 2025 REGISTRATIONS OPENING SOON!

 1/6/25-2/13/25  (Thursday evenings)  Mechanicsburg ~ Silver Springs Township

2/4/25-3/4/25  (6:30pm-8:30pm Tuesday evenings)  Kings Gap Environmental Education Center, 500 Kings Gap Rd, Carlisle

2/20/25-3/20/25 (6:30pm-8:30pm Thursday evenings) Dickinson College, Kaufman Hall 400 W. North St. Carlisle

3/11/25-4/8/25 (6:30pm-8:30pm Tuesday evenings) Trails and Trees Environmental Center, 1731 S. York St. Mechanicsburg

4/3/25-5/1/25 (6:30pm-8:30pm Thursday evenings) Fairview Fire Station, 340 Lewisberry Road, New Cumberland 

4/22/25-5/20/25 (6:30pm-8:30pm Tuesday evenings) Boiling Springs High School room 104, 21 Academy St, Boiling Springs

5/8/25-6/5/25 (Thursday evenings) Mechanicsburg ~ Hampden Township

5/27/25-6/24/25 (6:30pm-8:30pm Tuesday evenings) Stuart Community Center, 415 Franklin St., Carlisle

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