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30 Bugs Every Gardener Should Know
Not every insect in your garden is a villain. Learn how to recognize beneficial and non-beneficial bugs and insects in your landscape. Entomologist Molly Keck will introduce you to the most common insects in San Antonio, TX and integrated pest management solutions to safely manage their populations in your garden. Sponsored by San Antonio Water System. Space is limited.
Date: September 14th, 2021
Date: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $20 ($18 member)
Location: SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN
Address: 555 FUNSTON PLACE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209
Register Here
Pollinators and Texas Superstar Plants
Cost: Free (Seating is Limited)
Date: Friday, September 17th, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Patrick Heath Public Library
Address: 451 North Main Street Bldg. 100, Boerne, TX 78006
RSVP By Phone or Email: 830-331-8242 or Annette.Bourgeois@ag.tamu.eduPreparing Your Fall and Winter Vegetable Garden Part 2 (Cool Weather Crops)
Date: Saturday, September 18th, 2021
Cost: Free
Location: Milberger’s Nursery
Location: 3920 North Loop 1604, SA TX, 78247
RSVP: Nursery@Millbergersa.comBack to the Basics Beef Cattle Series
Mark your calendar now for the “Back to the Basics” Beef Cattle series. It doesn’t matter the size of your operation or the number of cattle you manage, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss! Click HERE for program and registration details.
Dates: September 21st, & October 19th
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Second Steps in Beekeeping Virtual Program
If you have attended the Beekeeping Basics program or already have bees and are ready for some more in depth information, this virtual program will cover those needs!
Date: September 21st and 22nd
Cost: $35
Register HereYouth Garden Educator Training
CLASS IS FULL
The Youth Garden Educator Training is designed for teachers, educators, and volunteers in support of youth gardening in the classroom and community throughout Bexar County. With RSVP registration, teachers/volunteers MUST PROVIDE a Group Enrollment Form per school/garden program to enroll their students in the Classroom Gardens Program.
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 2021 8:30a.m. – 12:00 noon ( In 7:45a.m. – 8:25a.m.) Plant/Garden Pickup 12:00 noon—1:30p.m.
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl, San Antonio TX 78209
Cost: Free
RSVP: Email David Rodriguez at dhrodriguez@ag.tamu.eduSheep and Goats 101 Webinar
If you are considering raising sheep or goats, you don’t want to miss this informative webinar.
Cost: $15 per person
Date: Thursday, October 7th
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online Platform: Microsoft Teams
RSVP: Email Sam Womble at s-womble@tamu.eduFood Handler’s Course
Basic overview of food safety practices. 2 yr. permit from the State of Texas
Cost: $20 per person
Date: Thursday, October 7th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: 3355 Cherry Ridge Dr., Suite 208, SATX 78230
RSVP by Phone or Email: Email Patricia Valdillez at patricia.valdillez@ag.tamu.eduBeekeeping 101 Virtual Class
This live, online course will cover the basics of beekeeping to prepare you to have your own hives and interact with instructors. We will cover honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment, managing a hive, and pests management of honey bees. You’ll learn what to expect those first early years as a beekeeper!
Cost: $45.00
Dates: October 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th
Register HereTexas Fruit Conference
The Texas Fruit Conference supports the unique challenges and opportunities for growing perennial fruit in Texas by bringing people together!
Dates: October 11th and 12th
Location: 375 S. Castell Avenue, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Register HereVirtual Winter CEU Program
6 CEUs – Structural Pest Control Licensees
5 CEUs – ALL other pesticide licenses
Cost: $40
Dates: Friday, December 10th, 2021
Time: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (will be a break for lunch)
Register Here
Tag Archives: beekeeping
Beekeeping Basics
Have you ever thought about keeping bees? For ag exemption purposes, to pollinate your garden, make your own honey, or just as a hobby? This program is for anyone interested in beekeeping and/or learning how to start beekeeping, but need to know where to start. This class is geared for first time beekeepers and presented by experienced beekeepers, entomologists and horticulturists. Anyone can be a beekeeper—young or old, city or country dweller! During this course, we will cover the basics of bees and beekeeping, including: bee biology, beekeeping… Read More →
Beekeeping Basics Program
If you have an interest in beekeeping and/or learning how to tart your own bee hives, the Beekeeping Basics Program is for you! The program includes a classroom program on Friday, November 2, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., in the Extension Conference Room at the Bexar County Office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208). The program will also include a Field Day for class participants on Saturday, November 3, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (depending on the weather), in a beekeeper’s yard… Read More →
Second Steps in Beekeeping
September 28 (Friday) will be Second Steps in Beekeeping, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., at Rudy’s BBQ Doc Holiday Banquet Room (location subject to change) in Leon Springs (24059 Old Fredericksburg Road). This class is for those who have already attended the Beekeeping Basics program and are ready for some more in-depth information. Cost is $40 (includes lunch) and online registration is required.
Backyard Basics Expo
Mark your calendars for the Backyard Basics Expo! This event will be held at the San Antonio Garden Center (3310 N. New Braunfels, San Antonio) from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. This year’s Expo will feature educational sessions covering topics such as backyard chickens, making jerky, cuts of beef, growing fruit trees, drip irrigation, vegetable gardening, beekeeping and pollinators, and making salsa! Cost is $20 (adults & youth age 11+); $25 after August 1. Children age 10 and under are FREE. Online registration is required.
Beekeeping Basics – Class 2
Beekeeping Basics — May 4, 2018, (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) with field day on May 5 We had enough interest and folks on the waiting list from the April class to open a second Beekeeping Basics Class in May! The class will be held May 4 with a field day on May 5. If you have an interest in beekeeping and/or learning how to start your own bee hives for pleasure, environmental stewardship, or to enhance pollination, join us for the May 4-5 program! This program is meant… Read More →
Beekeeping Basics
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Bexar County Master Gardeners and local Texas Beekeepers, present a Beekeepers Basics program. This program is for anyone who is interested in beekeeping and/or learning how to start your own bee hives for pleasure, environmental stewardship or to enhance pollination in your garden. This program is meant for first-time beekeepers, presented by experienced beekeepers and entomologists. Anyone can be a beekeeper—young or old, city or country dweller! Click here for registration form.. During this course, we will cover the basics of bees and beekeeping,… Read More →
Second Steps in Beekeeping
If you have attended the Beekeeping Basics program or already have bees and are ready for some more in depth information, this course will cover those needs! We will discuss the next steps in beekeeping once you have installed your bees. Topics subject to change and may include registering bees, a recap of bee biology, what you should see inside your hive, how and when to re-queen, how to split, how to extract honey, diseases and pests and a commercial beekeepers perspective. Class includes plenty of material and… Read More →
