Join us at Bee City on Saturday, November 14.
 
        There is a great need for new beekeepers.  Mites have virtually
destroyed the wild honey bee population.  A new pest the Small Hive
Beetle is taking over coastal counties of South Carolina and destroying
hives.   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 controls, we
will be able to win over the mites.
 
        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 14  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 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 99 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 843-835-5912
or Ron Taylor at
 843-835-2482 or email: [log in to unmask]
 
Ron Taylor