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The Apiary Series: Starting your Hive

When: 
Sunday, January 13, 2019 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 
James L. Goodwin Conservation Center
23 Potter Road
Hampton, Connecticut 06247
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Event Type: 
Workshop/Training
Audience: 
All are welcome
Event Description: 

The New Year brings a brand new start to the cycle of apiary management.  Learn how to start from the very beginning with your hive. This program is part of a year-long series that will teach you all you need to know about keeping bees. In January, we will begin prepping and gathering the materials needed for beekeeping.  Dave Gilbert joins us again as he teaches us where and how to get supplies and how to start a new hive during the winter months.

Inclement Weather: 
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Registration Fee: 
FREE
RSVP Requirement: 
RSVP recommended
For Questions, Contact: 
Lena Ives
helena.ives@ct.gov
(860) 455-9534

This event is jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA), Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) Division of Parks, and Friends of Goodwin Forest.

The James L. Goodwin Forest and Conservation Center were gifts to the people of Connecticut from James L. Goodwin, one of America's first professional foresters and a long-time CFPA Board Member. The Center is jointly managed by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA) and the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) Division of Parks. For more information, select here.