Participants at last year’s Beekeeping Field day and Tradeshow had plenty of opportunity for hands-on activities and interaction with expert beekeepers.
DATE:
Saturday, December 1, 2012
LOCATION:
Washington County Extension Office
1424 Jackson Avenue
Chipley, FL 32428
850-638-6180
TIME:
- Registration 9:00 – 10:00
- Class Rotation I 10:00 – 10:35
- Class Rotation II 10:40 – 11:15
- Class Rotation III 11:20 – 11:55
- Smoker Lighting Contest 12:00 – 12:15
- Lunch 12:15 – 1:00
- Judging Smoker Lighting Contest 1:00 – 1:15
- General Session: Pollen and Nectar Producing Plants – (Lawrence Cutts, Elmore Herman) 1:15 – 2:00
- Adjourn 2:00
CLASSES TO BE TAUGHT IN ROTATIONS:
- Hive Assembly (Doug Corbin, Elmore Herman)
- Open Hive Demonstration (Jeff Pippin, Dr. Jamie Ellis, and David Westervelt)
- Winter Hive Management (Lawrence Cutts)
FEE:
$15.00 Per Person, $10.00 For Additional Family Members
Please pre-register for this event no later than November 23rd by contacting your local UF/IFAS County Extension office listed below:
- Bay County 850-784-6105
- Calhoun County 850-674-8323
- Escambia County 850-475-5230
- Franklin County 850-653-9337
- Gadsden County 850-875-7255
- Gulf County 850-639-3200
- Holmes County 850-547-1108
- Jackson County 850-482-9620
- Jefferson County 850-342-0187
- Leon County 850-606-5202
- Liberty County 850-643-2229
- Okaloosa County 850-689-5850
- Santa Rosa County 850-623-3868
- Wakulla County 850-926-3931
- Walton County 850-892-8172
- Washington County 850-638-6180
ADDITIONAL NEWS!:
Advanced Beekeeper Training Classes will be offered by interactive videoconference to selected counties on the evenings of February 18, February 25, March 4 and March 11. More details to follow!
