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Get the buzz on beekeeping workshop

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

A daylong beekeeping school will be held Saturday, April 14, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service office west of Bryson City.

Topics include beekeeping basics, like how to get started, as well as topics of interest to advanced beekeepers. There will also a roundtable discussion and demonstrations from local beekeepers on building bee boxes.

Pre-registration fee is $15 per person and $25 per couple before April 1. Cost goes up $5 after that date. The fee covers lunch, reference materials and Smoky Mountain Beekeeper membership. Cost for Smoky Mountain Beekeeper members is $5.

Make check payable to Smoky Mountain Beekeepers Association (SMBA) and mail to SMBA, Attention Shirley Lindsey at 775 Barkers Creek Road, Whittier NC 28789.

828.586.5490.

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