{"id":11951,"date":"2026-10-01T18:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/graysharbor\/?p=11951"},"modified":"2026-10-02T14:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:46:15","slug":"4-h-youth-beekeeping-program-grays-harbor-and-mason-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/graysharbor\/2026\/10\/01\/4-h-youth-beekeeping-program-grays-harbor-and-mason-county\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Youth Beekeeping Program &#8211; Grays Harbor and Mason County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Grays Harbor\/ Mason County 4-H Youth Beekeeping Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are officially kicking off our new 4-H youth beekeeping program! Our first meeting will be <strong>Sunday, November 1 at 2:00 p.m. at the WSU Extension Office in Elma, Washington.<\/strong> This will be an information session for 4-H members and families to come learn about the program, talk about bees, and see if it is something they would like to be involved in.  Register below or with the following link for the <a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;p class=&quot;gform_not_found&quot;&gt;Oops! We could not locate your form.&lt;\/p&gt;\">4-H Youth Beekeeping Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",o):document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+\"_\"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),\"filter\"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}});<\/script>\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gravity-theme' id='gform_wrapper_19' >\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <h2 class=\"gform_title\">4-H Youth Beekeeping Program &#8211; Grays Harbor &#038; Mason County<\/h2>\n                            <span class='gform_description'>We have been working on a year-long curriculum that follows the Western Washington the beekeeping season. Meetings will include hands-on Bee Labs covering bee biology, equipment, feeding, swarm management, bee friendly plants, Varroa monitoring, honey extraction, winter preparation, and more.\r\n\r\nThe program is open to youth at all comfort levels. Kids do not have to handle live bees to participate. 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Select one or more options.<\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_19_16\"  class=\"gfield gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_19_16\"><legend class='gfield_label gfield_label_before_complex'  >Which options best describe your experience?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_checkbox'><div class='gfield_checkbox' id='input_19_16'><div class='gchoice gchoice_19_16_1'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_16.1' type='checkbox'  value='I&#039;ve never worked with bees or beekeeping before, but I&#039;m excited to learn!'  id='choice_19_16_1'   aria-describedby=\"gfield_description_19_16\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_19_16_1' id='label_19_16_1'>I&#8217;ve never worked with bees or beekeeping before, but I&#8217;m excited 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