Beekeeping for Beginners
Select a course date convenient for you!
Sat. Feb. 24, 2018
or
March 10, 2018
Both classes will be held at:
1161 Red Cedar Rd.
Rexburg, ID 83440
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Course Details:
This short course taught by Master Beekeeper Ward Hicks will teach you how to manage your own honey bees for your own benefit. This one-day course will be offered on Saturday, Feb. 24. The same course will be offered again on Saturday, March 10. Both classes will be in Rexburg, Idaho and each class will run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Participants can register for either course.
Cost: $65 per person
This includes lunch, course materials, hand-outs, catalogs, new hive tool and 166-page full-color edition of "First lessons in Beekeeping."
Topics will include tips for getting started, basic tools and equipment as well as proper management techniques for successful honey production and pollination.
Students with little or no experience in beekeeping will gain valuable information on how to be a productive beekeeper. This class is designed to coach beginners who are planning to start their own hives this spring and teach others who simply want to discover the fascinating craft of beekeeping.
For more information contact Ward Hicks at 208-403-6633 or email: wardhicks@gmail.com
To register for the Feb. 24, class, click on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beekeeping-for-beginners-feb-24-tickets-42927596597
To register for the March 10, class, click on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beekeeping-for-beginners-march-10-tickets-43325222908
Ward Hicks has kept bees for nearly 40 years. He has a Master Beekeeping certificate from the University of Montana and manages several hives in the Rexburg, Idaho area. He is also a professor at BYU-Idaho.
