# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Smart Gardening: 🐝 Beekeeping Basics 🍯
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 01:15 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Ever thought about keeping bees? Or just curious how it all works? This session is for you! Join us for this Smart Gardening session with MSU Extension at the Spring Expo.

Learn what it takes to successfully keep honeybees in the Upper Peninsula from an award-winning expert—with over 40 years of experience. 🐝 Bonus: If weather cooperates, there will be a live demo hive!

Presenter: Bernie Driggs, 2019 Michigan Beekeeper of the Year

📅 Saturday, April 11
⏰ 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. ET
📍 Ruth Butler Building, U.P. State Fairgrounds
💲 FREE!

A must-attend for beginners and anyone interested in pollinators and local ecosystems.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/escanaba/smart-gardening-beekeeping-basics/200029896090908
- **Event Categories**: Business, Exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029896090908?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=escanaba-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Escanaba
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Ruth Butler Building
- **lat**: 45.76129616395
- **long**: -87.082015101203
- **full address**: Ruth Butler Building, 2498 12th Ave N, Escanaba, MI 49829, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Escanaba Kiwanis Club (https://allevents.in/org/escanaba-kiwanis-club/17026951)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Ruth Butler Building, 2498 12th Ave N, Escanaba, MI 49829, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Escanaba Kiwanis Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Business, Exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Smart Gardening: 🐝 Beekeeping Basics 🍯 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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