N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County Center will be conducting a Beginning Beekeeping Course beginning Thursday September 19, 2024, at 6:00 PM. 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 2025. This course is free and will be held every Thursday evening for six weeks from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County Center. For more information and to preregister, contact Susan Johnson at 910-321-6405 or email kenneth_bailey@ncsu.edu.

Registration will be through Eventbrite or by contacting Susan Johnson at 910-321-6405 or via email at: susan_johnson@ncsu.edu. Participants will register for each class they plan to attend.

Here are the registration links for each class:

Introduction/Basic Honey Bee Biology - Week 1

Beekeeping Equipment - Week 2

Honey - Week 3

Non-honey products from the Hive/Honey Plants - Week 4

Honey Bee Parasites, Diseases, and other Issues - Week 5

Establishing Colonies/Basic Hive Management - Week 6

“Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made 10 days before the event to Lisa Childers, 910-321-6880 or lisa_childers@ncsu.edu.

“North Carolina Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider.”