Beekeeping course to be offered in Little Rock
Beekeeping course to be offered in Little RockLITTLE ROCK – A three-part short course in beekeeping will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 3, 10, and 17 at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service auditorium, 2301 S. University Avenue in Little Rock.
Jon Zawislak, an apiculture instructor for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, will teach the course. Participants should plan to attend all three sessions.
Topics to be covered include beehives and equipment, honey bee biology and behaviors, how and where to get bees, managing bee colonies, harvesting honey and beeswax, beehive pests and disease management, and honey bee laws and regulations.
The classes are free and open to the public. Participants should register in advance by contacting the Pulaski County Extension Office at 501-340-6650.
The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is an equal opportunity institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension office (or other appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.
Pursuant to 7 CFR § 15.3, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services (including employment) without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual preference, pregnancy or any other legally protected status, and is an equal opportunity institution.
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By Mary Hightower
The Cooperative Extension Service
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Media Contact: Mary Hightower
Dir. of Communication Services
U of A Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2126
mhightower@uada.edu
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