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Beekeeping course being offered

Beekeeping course being offered
Extension bee specialist Jon Zawislak, shown in a file photo, has a new book for beginning beekeepers. (Special to The Commercial/Kevin Quinn/University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture)

The Cooperative Extension Service is introducing a new resource that targets beginning beekeepers, said Jon Zawislak, extension assistant professor in apiculture and urban entomology.

“‘Beekeeping in Arkansas’ is an all-purpose introduction to small-scale beekeeping,” Zawislak said in a news release from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

“This publication is recommended for anyone who is considering getting into beekeeping. At 32 pages, it looks like a lot of information, but it is a basic introduction to the main concepts.

“It will give the curious a starting point to decide if they want to learn more or learn enough for them to know that beekeeping is more than they want to take on right now,” he said. “It was written to be a printed companion to the online video short course.”

“Beekeeping in Arkansas,” MP577, replaces MP-419.

Details: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/publications/pdf/MP577.pdf.

To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact a local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu.