Please join us for our final Winter Evenings event, Bees Besieged, happening next Friday, March 8th, beginning at 7 p.m. @ TPL.

Beekeeping goes back 10,000 years, but bees have been much in the news recently as a multi-pronged scourge has devastated many of the nation's 2.5 million colonies. Meanwhile, hobby beekeeping has grown exponentially in the country. Bill Mares, writer, and a beekeeper for 45 years, and Stockbridge beekeeper James Key, board member of the Vermont Beekeepers Association, will be the guest speakers at the Tunbridge Conservation Commission's final Winter Evening of the season, Bees Besieged, on Friday, March 8th, 7 p.m. at the Tunbridge Public Library.

The presentation, which is sponsored in partnership with the Vermont Humanities Council, will touch on the origins and evolution of beekeeping, sometimes referred to as "farming for intellectuals," with a particular emphasis on Bill's new book with Ross Conrad and others, "The Land of Milk and Honey: A History of Beekeeping in Vermont" (Green Writers Press). Light desserts and informal conversation will follow the presentation, and local honey and honey products will be available to purchase. Admission is free and open to all.

Hope to see you there,
Tunbridge Conservation Commission
Vermont Humanities Council
Tunbridge Public Library

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