Members of the New River Valley Beekeepers’Association will present a Beginning Beekeeper’s Course at 220 Price Hall on the Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA. The course covers everything a beginner needs to know to start keeping honey bees, and lasts two Saturdays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The first will be 6^th February 2016 to enable students to learn how to acquire honey bees and equipment in time to get them for use during spring 2016. The second date is 9^th April 2016 and will include how to handle and care for honey bees along with hands-on time in an apiary.  Cost is $55 for the first member of a family, $25 for each additional member (with a single set of books/handouts).

Those interested can sign up at  https://secure.west-point.org/nrvba

Pre-registration not later than 30^th  January 2016 is required.  Address questions to Jerry Borger (twoltcols@verizon.net), 540-382-1798.