Our goal is to introduce children and young adults to beekeeping!
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Our next open Jr. Beekeeper Class will be held on April 26, 2008
(If you have a large group please contact us for an alternate date)
Class is from 9:00am till 3:30pm, doors open at 8:30am. Registration includes breaks and lunch.
The class is open to children and young adults between the ages of 7 and 18. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
During the class we will cover the different cast of honey bees, where honey bees live, what honey bees do, and the life cycle of honey bees. These topics will be spread out during the day. We will also have workshops where the children can assemble a bee hive, learn to use a smoker, and most important going out into the bee yard and open a bee hive.
Click here to visit our Jr. Beekeeper FAQ page.
Each family must complete a registration form and mail it along with your registration fee(s) to:
Bill Owens
4510 Springwood Dr.
Monroe GA 30655
Make all checks payable to: Georgia Beekeepers Association Inc.
The classes are held at the University of Georgia Honey Bee Research Facility. You can follow this link for directions to the lab.
http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/Personnel/Facilities.htm
and here’s the address if you would like to look it up on google or mapquest.
1221 Hog Mountain Rd.
Watkinsville Ga. 30677
If you have additional questions please feel free to contact:
Bill Owens
Master Craftsman Beekeeper
(H) 770-266-6619
(C) 404-516-1807