{"id":3336,"date":"2015-01-30T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T19:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2018-09-11T14:44:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T18:44:53","slug":"umaine-extension-offers-beekeeping-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2015\/01\/30\/umaine-extension-offers-beekeeping-course\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Extension Offers Beekeeping Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"1625\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/bee-school.jpg\" alt=\"Beekeeper\" width=\"170\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/bee-school.jpg 170w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/12\/bee-school-94x140.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Scott Bauer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MACHIAS, Maine \u2014 A five-session University of Maine Cooperative Extension beginning beekeeping course starts\u00a06:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Washington County UMaine Extension office, 28 Center St., Machias.<\/p>\n<p>Master Beekeeper Andrew Dewey will teach the course, which will be held\u00a0Thursday\u00a0nights, except for\u00a0March 19, through\u00a0April 2. The course also will be available remotely at Washington County Community College, 1 College Drive, Calais.<\/p>\n<p>Course topics include the honeybee colony, constructing hives, seasonal management, pests and diseases and honey production. Students will visit a local hive for observation and hands-on experience during a field lab. Class graduates will become members of the Washington County Beekeepers, a chapter of the Maine State Beekeepers Association.<\/p>\n<p>Course fee is $60 per person\u00a0or per couple to help cover the cost of materials. Class size is limited to 15 people in Machias and 10 in Calais.\u00a0Thursday, Feb. 19\u00a0is the registration deadline. To register, and for more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/programs\/introduction-to-beekeeping-course\">Introduction to Beekeeping Course<\/a>\u00a0or email <a href=\"mailto:tara.a.wood@maine.edu\">tara.a.wood@maine.edu<\/a>. To request a disability accommodation, call\u00a01.800.287.1542\u00a0(in state) or\u00a0207.255.3345.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MACHIAS, Maine \u2014 A five-session University of Maine Cooperative Extension beginning beekeeping course starts\u00a06:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Washington County UMaine Extension office, 28 Center St., Machias. Master Beekeeper Andrew Dewey will teach the course, which will be held\u00a0Thursday\u00a0nights, except for\u00a0March 19, through\u00a0April 2. The course also will be available remotely at Washington [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UMaine Extension Offers Beekeeping Course - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2015\/01\/30\/umaine-extension-offers-beekeeping-course\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UMaine Extension Offers Beekeeping Course - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MACHIAS, Maine \u2014 A five-session University of Maine Cooperative Extension beginning beekeeping course starts\u00a06:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Washington County UMaine Extension office, 28 Center St., Machias. 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