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Forest Preserve Offers Intro To Successful Beekeeping Workshop
The six-session beekeeping course will be held on Tuesdays from Feb. 21 to March 28 at Plum Creek Nature Center.
Sign up for the Forest Preserve District of Will County's Introduction to Successful Beekeeping Workshop to learn all about becoming a beekeeper.
This six-week course will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays from Feb. 21 to March 28 at Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township near Beecher.
Mike Rusnak, a member of the Will County Beekeepers Association, has 18 years of experience to teach the beekeeping process. The workshop fee includes "The Backyard Beekeeper" by Kim Flottum.
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Workshop sessions will be as follows:
- Week 1: Introduction: History, why keep honeybees, resources and cost
- Week 2: The honeybee: Anatomy, life cycle, castes, jobs and characteristics
- Week 3: Equipment and stock: Hive components, tools, location, suppliers and races
- Week 4: Management: Inspections, pests, parasites, diseases, feeding and treatments
- Week 5: Colony dynamics: Honey production, a year in the apiary, winter clustering and temperature regulation
- Week 6: Review: Workshop examination and course feedback
The program is for ages 18 or older and the cost is $75 per person. Weather permitting, an optional off-site field day will be planned to correspond with installation of a package of honeybees in a Langstroth hive.
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The program will take place indoors in an accessible facility. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should mention their request when registering, or submit a request online no later than 48 hours before the program.
For more information on the Forest Preserve District of Will County, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.
