Back by popular demand for the fall of 2026!

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County Center will be conducting a free Beginning Beekeeping Course starting on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 6:00pm. Class dates are September 24, October 1, October 15, October 22, October 29, and November 5. The course will cover the basic information necessary to get started into beekeeping and will prepare students for the practical beekeeping course that will be taught in the spring of 2027. The course will be held on Thursday evening for six weeks and will be held in the Cumberland County Cooperative Extension office, located at 301 East Mountain Drive, Fayetteville, NC.

The course is free; however, pre-registration is requested by using the Eventbrite links found below. For more information contact Susan Johnson at 910-321-6405 or Kenny Bailey at kenneth_bailey@ncsu.edu. Each class has a separate registration form.

Week 1 - Beginning Beekeeping Course - Introduction/Basic Honey Bee Biology.

Week 2 - Beginning Beekeeping Course - Beekeeping Equipment

Week 3 - Beginning Beekeeping Course - Honey

Week 4 - Beginning Beekeeping Course - Non-Honey Products/Honey Plants

Week 5 - Beginning Beekeeping Course - Honey Bee Parasites, Diseases

Week 6 - Beginning Beekeeping Course - Establishing Colonies/Basic Hive