Interested, but since Easter is the 30th it is not a good time.
 
Future offerings?
 
At 08:03 PM 3/10/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Reply-to:      Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
>From:          Ron Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
>
>From:      Lowcountry Coordinator
>           Limestone College
>           4500 Leeds Avenue
>`          North Charleston SC 29405
>
>Subj:     Public Service Announcement for a  Beginning Beekeeping Course.
>
>1.   Request the following be announced as a Public Service Announcement:
>
>2.   There is a great need for new beekeepers.  Mites have virtually
>destroyed the wild honey bee population.  Honeybees are needed to
>pollinate gardens and farm fields in order to produce the fruit and
>vegetables we enjoy.  The only source of pollination is a hive sitting in a
>persons back yard or at the edge of a farmers field.  With more research
>and the development of contols, we will be able to win over the mites.
>
>3.   The Lowcountry and Colleton County Beekeepers will be conducting a one
>day "Introduction to Beekeeping" Course as part of a Limestone College
>Enrichment Course. This course will be scheduled on Saturday, March 29 from
>9:00 to 5:00 P M at "Bee City" in Cottageville, South Carolina.  Bee City
>is located off highway 61 near the Givens State Park. Signs will be
>provided.
>
>     This workshop will include an Introduction to Beekeeping and Bee
>Biology, Equipment Needed, Installing Package Bees and Collecting
>Swarms, Detection and Control of Diseases and Extracting and Processing
>Honey.  This course will satisfy the educational requirements for the
>education portion of the "Certified Beekeeper" level of the South Carolina
>State Beekeepers Master Beekeeper program.  A field day will held in the
>Spring of 97 to complete the practical portion of the "Certified
>Beekeepers" level for the hands on experience of opening hives, locating
>queens and observing bee behavior.
>
>     The cost for this course is $25.00 per person and $30.00 per family.
>The fee for taking the "Certified Beekeepers" exam is $5.00. Participants
>are asked to bring a brown bag lunch. Drinks will be provided.
>
>     This course will be taught by Archie Biering, a Certified Beekeeper,
>President of the Lowcountry Beekeepers and Ron Taylor,  a Certified
>Beekeeper and President of the Colleton and South Carolina Beekeepers.
>
>     To register for this course call Archie Biering at 803-835-2482 or Ron
>Taylor at 803-835-2482 or email: [log in to unmask]
>
>Sincerely:
>Ron Taylor
>