LCC

Lehigh Valley Beekeepers Association is offering a four-session “Introduction to Beekeeping” class Feb. 3 and 17 and March 2 and 16.

Sessions will meet 7-9:30 p.m. in rooms 103 and 111 in the Academic Resource Center, Lehigh Carbon Community College, 4525 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville.

Registration fee includes reference book, course materials, refreshments and planned field trips to the club apiary for hands-on-experience.

Youth under the age of 16, accompanied by a registered adult, are invited to attend at a reduced fee.

Classes will cover basic bee biology; necessary equipment; setting up the hive and adding the bees; a typical year in the life of a beekeeper; honeybee pests and treatment options and the always popular small group workshops on assembling hives and components, hive ventilation, feeding and honey extraction.

Instructors will be experienced LVBA beekeepers including several who are certified master beekeepers.

For information, visit the Lehigh County Agriculture Center, 4184 Dorney Park Road, South Whitehall, 1-3 p.m. on Jan. 16 to talk with the instructors.

Adults with paid registration prior to or during this informational meeting will receive a discount on class registration.

The association has monthly meetings and events as well as seasonal educational sessions at the club apiary in Schnecksville.

Registration can also be processed by visiting lehighvalleybeekeepers.org or by contacting Blaine Holden at blaineholden@hotmail.com or by phone at 610-767-0306.