Beginner’s course on beekeeping starts in March

  • Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:03 a.m.

The Rowan County Beekeeper’s Association will hold a beginner’s course on beekeeping in the Agricultural Extension Office on Tuesdays March 5, 12 and 19, from 7 to 9 p.m.

The instructions are done through a webinar presentation by Dr. David Tarpy of N.C. State University. Tarpy is the state agriculturist.


The field day is on Saturday March 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $65 per person and includes handouts, refreshments and one year membership to the Rowan County Beekeeper Association.

For more information please call the extension office at 704 216-8970.

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