Intro to Beekeeping

6415 Saint Leonard Road,Saint Leonard MD 20685

20 November, 2021

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Interested in Honeybee Beekeeping? Join us for this event & find out what all the buzz is about! Join resident beekeeper Josh Calo of Sol Nectar at Chesapeake's Bounty for a class all about Honey Bee Keeping! Learn about honeybees and the fundamental skills and practices of backyard beehive beekeeping. We will walk you through the process of becoming a beekeeper and acquaint you with the proper tools. It is up to us to keep the honeybee & our native pollinators alive and thriving! This class is outdoors in a field so please dress appropriately. Children are welcome as always, but please consider any allergies especially to bee stings and the fact that we will be standing most of the time. $15 suggested donation Introduction to Honey Bee Keeping Sol Nectar Farm; an ever evolving manifestation of Nature.. Sowing the seeds of a more Fruitful & Abundant Future.. Now. With a primary focus on Apiculture, Sol Nectar Farm aims to support a more self sufficient permaculture oriented community environment..  Sol Nectar Fam frequently offers education and community outreach.. with our partners like; Chesapeake’s Bounty & American Chestnut Land Trust.. sharing the many benefits of keeping our honey bees and native pollinators happy & healthy is one of many things we do. We offer Beekeeping equipment & hive products like honey bee packages, custom ordered beehives, honey & beeswax to name a few. We also collect & rehome honeybees when they swarm or colonize a location that could create a hazard.... Josh Calo is a licensed home improvement contractor who can open up & close the structure properly (minus the bees) with relative ease A swarm of honeybees clustered like so is actually quite docile.. nevertheless.. prudence dictates.. notifying the experts as we will bee equipped with the precision tools necessary to handle these menacingly ferocious creatures ;) We look forward to sharing this rewarding journey in sustainability with everyone is our ever growing community.. Here's to greener pastures & brighter days!