Are you concerned about the worldwide decline of honeybees and are looking for a way to help?
Are you looking for pollinators to boost your garden or crop? Or do you just love honey and want access to your own fresh comb? There are many reasons that people choose to keep honeybees and this event is designed to assist on the path to doing just that.
On Saturday, January 26 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Eastern Time, the Bay de Noc Beekeeping Club will host a free event for anyone interested in learning more about keeping honeybees. Joel Lantz, a beekeeper of 30+ years, and a team of UP apiarists will be providing invaluable information on the science and art of beekeeping. Basics about honeybees and their roles in the hive, what equipment to start with, how to get your bees and so much more will be covered.
“There is a lot of information out there on keeping bees,” says Jessica LaMarch, the club’s leader, “but so much of that information is for warmer-weather climates. What I find invaluable when learning from Joel Lantz and his team of experts is how to care for honeybees in our Upper Peninsula climate.”
This event will take place in Room 952 in the Joseph Heirman University Center on the Bay College Escanaba campus.
“Bring a notebook, some coffee, and an eagerness to learn about this fascinating process,” suggests LaMarch. “We are looking forward to helping more new beekeepers become as mesmerized by these honeybees as we are.”
For more information, contact Jessica LaMarch at baydenocbeekeepingclub@gmail.com, on facebook by searching “Bay de Noc Beekeeping Club.”
