A beekeeping short course is scheduled through March in Milton and Cantonment. Classes, as follows, are 6-8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday:
•March 9: Honey Bee Biology, Anatomy & Hive Structure
•March 16: Bee Nutrition and Bee Botany (identification of nectar plants)
•March 21: Bee-Yard field day
•March 23: Important Pest and Diseases — Identification and Management
Sessions are by interactive video, except for the March 21 field day.
Registration for all classes — presented by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Panhandle Agriculture Team — is $20 per person, or $30 per family. The fee covers course materials and refreshments.
Contact the Escambia County office — 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment, 475-5230 — or Santa Rosa office — 6263 Dogwood Drive, Milton, 623-3868 — to register.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Beekeeping course available next month in Cantonment, Milton