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The purpose of this program is to solicit the Youth of our area to become involved in Beekeeping.\u00a0 Although many people are of the understanding that the Honey Bee is in decline, which is a misconception (in 2014 there were more bee colonies\u00a0under commercial management\u00a0than at any other time in the past 20 years–“Washington Post”), the real problem is the lack of new beekeepers.\u00a0 This program hopes to introduce young people to the agribusiness opportunities that beekeeping provides.\u00a0 It begins with one hive!\u00a0 Even if this is not a career path for our chosen student, it can offer a fascinating hobby or small business for a lifetime and introduce the next generation to the wondrous world of the Honey Bee.\u00a0 The outline for participation can be found on this link Apprentice Criteria SWMS<\/a>\u00a0or you can use the contact link on this site to ask any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New Youth Participation Program Sponsored by the Southwest Mississippi Beekeepers Association The purpose of this program is to solicit the Youth of our area to become involved in Beekeeping.\u00a0 Although many people are of the understanding that the Honey Bee is in decline, which is a misconception (in 2014 there were more bee colonies\u00a0under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/302"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=302"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305,"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/302\/revisions\/305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmsbeekeepers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}