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Beekeeping in the Panhandle
The Gulf County Extension Service is sponsoring a series of interactive video classes on beekeeping in the Panhandle.
The classes begin Nov. 21 and last until Jan. 30. Classes are held Monday evenings 6-8 p.m. CT, 7-9 p.m. ET, at the Gulf County Extension office, 200 N. 2nd Street in Wewahitchka. Cost of the course is $50 per person and $25 for each additional person. Fees cover course materials.
Contact the Extension office at 639-3200 to register and pay for the course.
The class schedule is as follows:
Nov. 21 – Introduction to Bees; taught by Jamie Ellis, the class will cover types of bees, caste system, life stages in the hive and communication within the hive;
Nov. 28 – Introduction to Beekeeping and Beekeeping Equipment; taught by Elmore Herman and Mark Dykes the course covers an overview of the standard hive, tools used in and around the hive and where to buy bees and getting started;
Dec. 5 – Bee Management; taught by Jamie Ellis and Lawrence Cutts, the course covers handling bees, seasonal management, marking queens and requeening;
Dec. 12 – Pests and Diseases; taught by Jerry Hayes, the course covers small hive beetles, Varroa mites, wax moths, Nosema and Foulbroods;
Jan. 9 – Honey Plants and Pollination Ecology; taught by Jenette Klopchin, the course covers honey plants of Northwest Florida;
Jan. 16 – Products of the Hive; taught by Lawrence Cutts, the course covers types of honey, wax, pollen collection and propolis;
Jan. 23 – Splitting Hives, increasing hive numbers and pollination; taught by Elmore Herman and Jeff Pippin, the course covers how to split a hive using nucs and pollination as a business;
Jan. 30 – Other topics of beekeeping; taught by Jamie Ellis and Jerry Hayes, the course covers Africanized bees.
On Dec. 10 there will be a BeeKeeping Trade Show at the Washington County Extension Office, located at 1424 Jackson Avenue in Chipley. Registration is at 9 a.m. CT and the program begins at 10 a.m. There will be hands-on demonstrations, exhibits and more.
