Bee Keeping 2023 Program

UGA Extension Henry County Beekeeping Program

A Three- Day Program on the Basics of Beekeeping.

UGA Extension Henry County is offering a three-day course on the basics of beekeeping.
Topics include how to get started in beekeeping, equipment, bee biology, honey extraction,
and other topics.

The instructor is Mr. Tom Bonnell, a local beekeeper. He and his wife live on eight acres
in Hampton, Georgia. He became a hobbyist beekeeper in 1996 so his gardens would grow
great vegetables from pollination by the honeybees. He has a passion for teaching the
basics of beekeeping for schools, clubs, and other affiliations with the hope of increasing
the number of future beekeepers.
Program Schedule: Each day we will offer the program once in the afternoon at 1:30pm to
3:00pm, and again in the afternoon 6:30pm to 8:00pm covering the same topics. Here are
dates with topics:

Day 1 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023) Room B
Introduction / Overview
Hive Assembly
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM - Session 1 
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM - Session 2

Day 2 (Thursday, February 23, 2023) Room B
NUC’s, Packages & Swarms
Hive Manipulation
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM - Session 1 
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM - Session 2

Day 3 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023) Room A
Extracting your Honey
Info & Issues
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM - Session 1 
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM - Session 2

All participants will receive the
following handouts: Short Course
Book, Quick Farm Supply List &
Quick Farm Bee Order.

The programs will be held at the UGA
Extension Henry County Office
located at Lake Dow Rd, McDonough,
GA 30252. 

There is no charge, but
registration is required by filling out
the form on the next page and
returning to:

Mr. Timothy Daly
UGA Extension Henry County
97 Lake Dow Road
McDonough, GA 30252
tdaly@uga.edu

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