Beginning Beekeeping Class

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Please Note: Registration for the 2025 Basic Beekeeping Class is now open!

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The Rappahannock Beekeepers Association is offering Basic Beekeeping for Beginners. The class is intensive, meets once a week for approximately two months and is designed primarily for people who want to keep bees.

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Books include:

Diana Sammataro, The Beekeepers Handbook, 4th edition

Mid Atlantic Apiculture (MAAREC) Beekeeping Basics

Honey Bee Parasite, Pests, Predators, Diseases and handouts

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Membership in Rappahannock Area Beekeepers Association and Virginia Beekeepers Association included

Classes will be taught by experienced beekeepers and will include information on buying equipment and obtaining bees to start honeybee colonies.

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Class information and location:  Classes will held at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (Howell and Salem Church branches).  The dates are from Feb 1 through Mar 29 from 1000AM to 1200PM.

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Howell Branch: Feb 1 through Mar 8

Salem Church: Mar 15

Howell Branch: Mar 22 and Mar 29

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Instructors: Experienced beekeepers from the RBA

To register contact the RBA at rbabeekeepers@gmail.com

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Tuition is $100 per family unit. Classes are open to adults and children (age 10+ accompanied by a paying adult). Please register in advance to reserve your seat.

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