Beekeeping in the Panhandle Summer Series

The UF/IFAS Extension Panhandle Agriculture Team is pleased to offer three intermediate level beekeeping classes. These classes will be offered via interactive web-conferencing at Extension Offices across North Florida, and will be taught by state and nationally recognized specialists. This summer series will be Thursday evenings from 7-8:30 pm Eastern Time at the Former DEP Estuary Reserve Facility at 261 7^th Street (Mill Pond), Apalachicola. Each presentation will be followed by a question / answer period with the speaker. Registration for all three classes is $15 per person, or $25 for a family up to four, and covers course materials and refreshments.

Here is the lineup:

• Thursday August 17^th, Fall Pest and Disease Management -Varroa Mites and Nosema presented by Cameron Jack, UF/IFAS Bee Lab Apiarist
• Thursday August 24^th, Working With Pollination Contracts, presented by Jeanette Klopchin, FDACS Bureau of Plant and Apiary Inspection
• Thursday September 7^th, Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides, presented by Jeanette Klopchin, FDACS Bureau of Plant and Apiary Inspection.

Please call 850-653-9337 Michelle Huber or Erik Lovestrand at the UF/IFAS Franklin County Extension Office to register. Visit Panhandle Ag-e News for more information at http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/. Call and register today!

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