Beekeeping Classes

 

Location

Ashland

Leesburg

Saluda

Boyce

Lexington

Spotsylvania Courthouse

Blacksburg

Lynchburg

Charlottesville

Manassas

Weyers Cave

Falls Church

Nelson

Wytheville

Fluvanna

Richmond

 

King George

Rixeyville

 

 

 

 

 

Ashland

 

‘Introduction To Beekeeping Workshop’, a two week course on March 1st and 8th, 2008, at the Pamunkey Regional Library in Ashland, VA. The Central Virginia Beekeepers Association – East is sponsoring this workshop to introduce you to the art of beekeeping. After completing the workshop, you will have all the knowledge necessary to begin a very rewarding and interesting hobby as a beginner beekeeper. The workshop will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Registration fee is $5.00. For further information send email to CVBAEAST@yahoo.com

 

 

Blacksburg

 

The New River Valley Beekeepers Association is sponsoring a beekeeping class in March 22 & 29, 2008. For details send email to samwitch@west-point.org.This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

Charlottesville

 

Central Virginia Beekeepers Association will present a joint City/County sponsored course for new or prospective beekeepers. The course will cover ‘the life and times’ of the honeybee, setting up a hive, seasonal management and honey production and much more. One session (exact date TBA, weather dependent) will be held outside with bees, one student’s name will be drawn for a colony of bees. Registration is being taken through the Albemarle County Parks and Recreation Department. For further details contact the P&R Department at (434)296-5844 or visit their website at http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?section_id=1827&department=parks.

 

Location: County Office Building 5th Street,

1600 5th Street, Meeting Room A

 

Thursdays 7:00 – 9:00pm

Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 21, 28

(No class on Feb. 14)

 

Cost: $25 per person

 

 

Fluvanna

 

Virginia Cooperative Extension-Fluvanna and Fluvanna Parks and Recreation

 

Invite you to join us for a Beekeeping Introduction!

Date:  Monday, March 3, 2008

Time:  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Location:  Fluvanna Community Center/Fork Union


Cost $10.00 per person

 

Topics that will be covered:

·  Equipment and Supplies needed to begin beekeeping for home and market

·  Equipment catalogues and other sources of materials/bees

·  Strategies to obtain strong hives for spring honey flow

·  Tips for success

·  Opportunity to be involved in more sessions later in the year!

 

Call 842-3150 to register!

 

 

Lexington

 

‘Beekeeping: Getting Started’, a five-week non-credit course for anyone interested in learning about beekeeping, will be offered at the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Rockbridge Regional Center in Lexington on Wednesdays, February 13, 20 and 27 and March 5 and 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The instructor is Lannie Ballard, who has had many years of experience with beekeeping. The class will be taught in part using the video, “A Year in the Life of an Apiary” by Dr. Keith Delaplane. Topics covered will include: where to buy the supplies, assembling equipment, obtaining the bees, getting the bees installed and established, and managing them through their first year. Tuition for the course is $75. To register, contact the DSLCC Rockbridge Center at (540) 463-6673 or Non-Credit Coordinator Judy Clark at (540) 863-2863 or jclark@dslcc.edu.

 

 

Lynchburg

 

Piedmont Beekeepers (Greater Lynchburg & surrounding area)

 

The Piedmont Beekeepers will conduct a class on "Beginning Beekeeping - the Basics"

This will be a three week course, meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays starting March 11, plus an additional field day demonstrating package installation. Cost - $40.00   More information, contact George Kelly, 540-586-0766 or e-mail btusnret@aol.com

 

 

Nelson

 

Beekeeping Introduction!

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Contact Nelson County Extension Office for details

Michael Lachance

Email: lachance@vt.edu

Telephone: 434-263-4035

 

 

Richmond

 

Beginner Beekeeping Course to be offered in Richmond

 

A beginning beekeeping course for Richmond has been scheduled. If you are interested in becoming a beekeeper or interested in finding out if it might be for you, this course is a great introduction to a very rewarding experience.

 

The class will be on the following Saturday mornings: February 9, 16, 23 and March 1 from 8:30am to 11:30am at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.

 

To find out more, call 262-9887 or email register@lewisginter.org.

 

 

Saluda

 

Beginning Beekeeping

 

On February 23, the Middle Peninsula Business Development Partnership and Keith Tignor, Apiary Specialist with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will present an all-day workshop on Beginning Beekeeping at the Saluda Professional Center.

 

This workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 4 p.m. and will discuss various aspects of beekeeping or apiculture and agriculture, including state inspection programs, beginning basics, income sources and budgets, insurance, Africanized bees, organic certification, and various bee pests and diseases.

 

The cost to register for this comprehensive workshop is $45 and includes materials and lunch.  Space is limited.  Contact the MPBDP at 804-758-4917 or register on-line at www.mpbdp.org.

 

For More Information or to Register for the Workshop Please Contact:

Candie Newman

Middle Peninsula Business Development Partnership

804-758-4917

cnewman@mppdc.com

www.mpbdp.org

 

 

Weyers Cave

Beekeeping:  Getting Started

The honeybee population nationwide has been devastated by infestations of “mites” and numerous diseases; however, with proper care, honeybees can be successfully maintained.  Learn about honeybee colony characteristics, required equipment, management techniques and practices, and honeybee disease and parasitic mites.  Time will be provided for bee yard hands-on experiences in addition to scheduled classes.

$70

Six Tuesdays, March 11-April 15, 6:45-9:15 pm

BRCC Weyers Cave Plecker Center P126B

Instructor:  Rudy Tucker

ltu232@msn.com

540-234-9977

 

 

Wytheville

 

For information on the beekeeping class in Wytheville, VA, contact Jeff Mullins beehaven@embarqmail.com

 

 

Practical BEEKEEPING for Beginners

 

The Northern Virginia Beekeeping Teachers Consortium is offering Practical Beekeeping for Beginners consisting of weekly classes held in the evening from mid Feb. to mid April, 2008.  The class is open to adults and children (ages 9 and over) who are interested in getting started keeping bees this year (or in the future) as well as to those who are just interested in learning about bees. Class Size is limited so please register early. Teaching materials included in the class fee ($85) are: Mid Atlantic Apiculture (MAAREC) books Beekeeping Basics and Honey Bee Parasites Pests and Predators & Diseases, and Kim Flottum’s Backyard Beekeeping as well as power point handouts and a one year membership in one of the local beekeepers associations. Classes will be taught/overseen by Master Beekeepers Billy Davis and Pat Haskell, and experienced beekeepers John Lewis, John Strecker, Dane Hanum, and Kim Fraser.

 

Class schedule:

 

Clarke County               Virginia Arboretum, Blandy Experimental Station, Boyce, VA (Thursdays)

                                                   Contact John Lewis (540) 869-4919

Culpeper County           Verdun Center, Rixeyville, VA. (Tuesdays)

                                                   Contact Ann Harmon (540) 364-4660

King George                  VA Cooperative Ext. Office, Village Center, King George, VA (Tuesdays)

                                                   Contact Regina Prunty (540) 775-3062 or rprunty@vt.edu

Loudoun County            Loudoun County Coop. Extension Office, Leesburg, VA (Fridays)

                                                   Contact Billy Davis (540) 903-9274 See http://www.loudonbee.org

Northern Virginia *       Falls Church High School, Falls Church, VA (Wednesdays)

                                                   Contact Pat Haskell (703) 560-3484 See: http://www.beekeepersnova.org

Prince William **          St. Benedict Monastery 9535 Linton Hall Road, Bristow (Thursday)

                                                   Contact John Strecker (703)675-8251  See: www.PWSBeekeepers.com

Spotsylvania County     Marshall Center, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Ray Simms Room (Mondays)

                                                   Contact Kim Fraser (540-785-8769)

 

*Northern VA- includes Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax counties

**  Prince William Regional includes Stafford and Fauquier Counties

 

Email contact:  PWSBeekeepers@gmail.com