A full day Top Bar Bee Hive class is being offered on March 23 at the 11^th Annual Beginners Beekeeping School in Brenham.  Les Crowder, nationally known Top Bar Hive expert, will be the presenter.  Crowder has been president of the New Mexico Beekeepers Association and a honey bee inspector for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.  He has taught beekeeping in many parts of the world for 30 years.

Top Bar Hives are a natural way of raising bees without all the traditional equipment and without lifting heavy honey supers.  Crowder began using Top Bar Hives to search for ways to regularly renew the combs in beehives.  The subject matter will include beginning beekeeping methods, the history of the Top Bar Hive, advantages of this type of hive and basic care of the bees.  To register for the class go to www.tinyurl.com/2019BeeSchool or call 979-277-0411 for mor information.