BREWSTER – The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is hosting a Beekeeping Class for Beginners in February.
The class takes place over four Tuesday evenings, starting on February 7.
The course does not require any prior knowledge of beekeeping.
It is designed to be of equal interest to the person who wants to get into beekeeping and to those who simply want to know more about the “busy bees” that provide us with the delicious treat of honey and many of our fruits and vegetables.
The course will cover the required hardware, the biology of the honeybee, beekeeping tasks throughout the seasons, as well as the honey harvest.
The Museum’s four outdoor hives will give the participant an opportunity to get hands-on experience on how to assemble the hardware, how to start a new hive and how to assess the health of a developing hive.
The course will be co-taught by George Muhlebach, a hobby beekeeper with over 30 years’ experience and has run the Museum’s program for the last 11 years.
The cost is $60 for registration and those who volunteer to assist with four summer hive openings during the 2017 season will get a $25 rebate.
For more information, go to ccmnh.org.
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