It you are palnning on traveling this weekend and want a place to visit.
Drop be "Bee City" and that our course.  For some it could be a refresher
and for a new beekeeper it can be the start of a great hobby.  We have
several people who knew nothing about and this course they have got from
6 to 10 hives.  With the loss of the wild honey bees to Varro, there is a
great need for new beekeepers.
 
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, November
15 from 9:00 to 5:00 P M at "Bee City" in Cottageville, South Carolina.
From the I-95 Canady exit  Bee City is located off highway 61 near the
Givans Sate 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.
The exam for  the "Certified Beekeeper" level of the South Carolina State
Beekeepers Master Beekeeper program will be available.  A field day will
held in the Spring of 98 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 803-835-5912 or Ron
Taylor at
803-835-2482 or email: [log in to unmask]