January 15, 2010, Monroe, NC - Want to “bee” a beekeeper? Union County Cooperative Extension and the Union County Beekeepers will be conducting a class for beginning beekeepers at the Union County Ag Center on Jan. 30 from 8 a.m. – 5 [...]]]> Due to inclement weather, the beginning
beekeeping class scheduled for
Saturday, Jan. 30 is rescheduled for
Saturday, Feb. 20

January 15, 2010, Monroe, NC - Want to “bee” a beekeeper? Union County
Cooperative Extension and the Union County Beekeepers will be conducting a class for
beginning beekeepers at the Union County Ag Center on Jan. 30 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cost for the class is $10, which includes membership in the Union County Beekeepers
Association and the NC State Beekeepers Association.

Bill Sheppard, NC State bee inspector, and Jeff Knight, master beekeeper and president
of the Union County Beekeepers, will teach the class.

“Bill Sheppard has one of the most engaging personalities you’ll experience in a teacher,”
said Jeff Rieves, Union County extension agent. “He is an excellent speaker, and an
absolute fountain of knowledge on bees and beekeeping. Jeff Knight is one of the few
master beekeepers in the area and a great teacher. Jeff is who I call about beekeeping.”

The class will cover all the basics of beekeeping including the importance of bees and
beekeeping, bee biology and behavior, getting set up as a beekeeper, hive management,
honey plants in the state, honey harvest, uses of honey and selling your honey.

To register, please call Dana Braswell at the Cooperative Extension Office at 704-283-
3742.