UGA Cooperative Extension

Coweta County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources

Events and Activities

Backyard Association - The Backyard Association is sponsored by the Coweta County Master Gardeners and provides free gardening sessions for the general public the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.The sessions last approximately one hour, and Master Gardeners are available before and after the session to help with gardening questions. Call (770) 254-2620 to register for door prizes.

February 9: Growing Hostas in Georgia
Speaker: Harold McDonell, President of the Georgia Hosta Society

Harold McDonell, a past vice-president of the American Hosta Society and current president of the Georgia Hosta Society, will be the guest speaker at the February 9, 2010 Backyard Association Meeting. Mr. McDonell has worked with hostas for at least 25 years and is a charter member of the Georgia Hosta Society.

Surplus Vegetable Market - The Surplus Vegetable Market has closed but will reopen in June 2010. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year. If you would like more information on selling your surplus vegetables at the market, click on the embedded links to receive your copy of the Rules and Regulations and a Registration Form or call the Extension office at 770-254-2620.

Beekeeping Course in Newnan

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The Coweta Beekeepers Association is offering a beekeeping course February 27, 2010, at 8:00 AM, at the Asa M. Powell, Sr. Expo Center, 197 Temple Avenue, Newnan, Georgia.

This course is an introduction to beekeeping and includes the knowledge required to become one.Topics include honeybee biology; the functions of the colony; equipment; assembling a beehive; lighting a smoker; best location for a beehive; honeybee installation; hive inspection; a year in the beehive; potential problems and how to remove honey.

Cost, which is $50.00 in advance (Deadline: Feb. 22, 2010) and $55.00 at the door (space is limited), includes instruction, snacks and lunch, a copy of First Lessons in Beekeeping and 2010 membership in the Coweta Beekeepers Association. Additional family members may attend for $10.00 each. Each family will receive one copy of First Lessons in Beekeeping.

Preregister by sending a check for $50.00 to Coweta Beekeepers Association, Donna Lopes Treasurer, PO Box 587, Williamson, GA 30292.Include name, address, telephone number and email address.

Coweta Beekeepers Association was established in 1999 and meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Asa M. Powell Sr. Exposition Center.Most of the members, who live in Coweta and surrounding counties, keep bees.

More information at www.cowetabeekeepers.org or Steven Page at 770-683-2465