A hive of honeybees appears on display at the Vermont Beekeeping Supply booth at the annual Vermont Farm Show at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, Vt.
At Saturday's Washington County Beekeepers Association beekeeping course you can learn the basics of honey bee biology, equipment needed, beekeeping strategies and other information needed to become a successful hobbyist beekeeper.
A hive of honeybees appears on display at the Vermont Beekeeping Supply booth at the annual Vermont Farm Show at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, Vt.
Andy Duback
At Saturday's Washington County Beekeepers Association beekeeping course you can learn the basics of honey bee biology, equipment needed, beekeeping strategies and other information needed to become a successful hobbyist beekeeper.
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A bee helps pollinate the sunflowers at the Tittle Farm before a storm rolls in Sunday afternoon.
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Beekeepers across the state are putting in countless effort to try to rescue dwindling bee populations.
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Appalachian Bee Club President Wendy Brown has been working for years to help the region’s bee population regain strength after its 85 percent decline in Tennessee.
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the club will hold its beginning beekeeping school to teach attendees more about how to keep bees and educate them on other ways to help maintain and encourage population growth among these insects that play such a vital role in the ecosystem.
