Beautiful, Beneficial Bees

with

Jeremy Zimmerman

On Monday, June 15, the series “Where We Live: History, Nature, and Culture,” will present a program on Beautiful, Beneficial Bees.

The program will be focused on beekeeping in western North Carolina and it will cover a brief history of beekeeping, structure of a hive, what it takes to be a beekeeper here, issues that we face, the need for bees, and what the average person can do to support bees and other pollinators.

Jeremy Zimmerman, President, Macon County Beekeepers Association will be the speaker.  Macon County Beekeepers Association (located in Franklin, NC) was founded in 1980 and is focused on guiding new and experienced beekeepers in apiary best practices. They are a volunteer group that meets monthly to share beekeeping ideas and mentor less-experienced beekeepers. They hold a yearly “Introduction to Beekeeping” class in the spring for those who might be interested.

The program will be held at the Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center at 51 Cowee School drive in Franklin, at 6:30 pm.. It is free to attend.