Bee'ginners Bee School

Tonight was the first class of the 'Beekeeping for Beginners' course presented by the Piedmont Beekeepers Association in Lynchburg, Virginia. About time! About time, because I've had bees for Two years and am finally attending a class. About Time, also because the first two classes were postponed due to bad Winter storms. The class was packed with soon to be new beekeepers. Which is a very good sign. People mentioned many different reasons for enrolling:

1. Lack of pollinators
2. Bees need a helping hand
3. I want honey
4. My garden needs bees
5. Parent & child shared activity
6. I have bees and don't know what to do with them
   
7. I saw a demonstration and decided to start
8. My wife saw a demonstration and decided that I was going to start

Or this one,

My relative who kept bees in the States moved to a Caribbean island where he was attacked and almost killed by Africanized bees.

I have no idea how that last one works but I'm glad they came all the same. #'s 6 & 8 apply mostly to me. I can't wait to finish this bee class & bee smart.