Beginning Beekeeping Workshop to be Held August 24 in Billings

A beekeeping workshop for beginners will be offered Saturday, August 24 in Billings.

The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Yellowstone County Courthouse. Participants will learn how to buy bees and equipment, establish a new beehive, register their hives, conduct yearly hive maintenance, prevent pests and harvest honey and wax. They will also taste some varietal honey types and look at hobby-scale honey harvesting equipment.

Cost of the workshop is $25. Those who want to attend should make out a check or money order to MSU and go to http://bigskybees.org/2013%20Billings%20Beekeeping %20Wkshp.pdf for a registration form. Send the fee and form to: Billings Beekeeping Workshop Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, P.O. Box 173150, MSU, Bozeman, MT 59717-3150.

Registrants will receive email confirmation, a map and directions to the exact location of the beekeeping workshop. For more information, contact Ruth O’Neill at 406-994-5176 or [email protected].

This article is available on the web at: http://www.montana.edu/news/12054/beginning-beekeeping-workshop-to-be-held-aug-24-in-billings.