{"id":2462,"date":"2016-11-10T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T21:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/?page_id=2462"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:44:14","slug":"bee-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/programs\/bee-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Beekeeping Courses, York County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2448 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2012\/12\/bee-sunflower2.jpg\" alt=\"bee on sunflower\" width=\"288\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2012\/12\/bee-sunflower2.jpg 288w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2012\/12\/bee-sunflower2-105x76.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,288px\" 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