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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Three regional beekeeping schools in Kentucky are coming up.
The Allen County Beekeepers Association will present the second annual Central Kentucky and Tennessee Beekeeping School Feb. 4 at the Western Kentucky University Ag Expo Center in Bowling Green. Beekeeping experts will conduct classes on various beekeeping management topics in three concurrent class tracks.
Registration is $6 per person. Participants may register online or download a registration form by going to www.allenkybees.com. For more information, contact Martin J. Hickey at Queenannsrevenge2002@Yahoo.Com or go to www.allenkybees.com.
The Bluegrass Beekeeping School will move to the Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel in Lexington for its third edition Feb. 18. Chuck and Karen Lorence of Aurora, Ill., will serve as special guest speakers. The Lorences make a full-time living at beekeeping by making and selling value-added honeybee products such as beeswax candles and honey.
The school will offer a total of 20 classes in class tracks for beginners and more experienced beekeepers. Registration will be $15 in advance and $20 at the door with a $5 discount for students high school age and younger. For questions about registration, contact Larry Blandford at (859) 223-2530 or mrlarrybee@aol.com.
The Kentucky Audubon Beekeeping School March 4 at Stone Hill Honey in Henderson County will offer workshops on hive management, marketing, pollination services, making beeswax products, and other subjects. Pre-registration is $10 and is due by Feb. 25. Registration at the door is $15. For more information, contact Paul or Betsy Stone at (270) 826-2767 or bpstoneky@bellsouth.net.
For more information on these events and other Kentucky beekeeping subjects, contact state apiarist Phil Craft at (502) 564-3956 or phil.craft@ky.gov or click here to go to the state apiarist's Web page.
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