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Backyard Chicken Keeping

Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

Join Carol Bartram of Peninsula Chicken Keepers (PeCK) to learn about the basics of keeping a small flock of pet chickens in your backyard. Registration is not required. This ...

Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Join Carol Bartram of Peninsula Chicken Keepers (PeCK) to learn about the basics of keeping a small flock of pet chickens in your backyard. Registration is not required. 

This program was rescheduled from January 11, 2025.

Photo of USCG TRACEN Yorktown Band playing in the Yorktown meeting room

USCG TRACEN Yorktown Ceremonial Band Performance

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library
Program Type:
Concerts & Performances
Age Group:
Families, Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for a free, all-ages musical performance by the US Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) Yorktown Ceremonial Band in the Yorktown Library Meeting Room.The US Coast Guard TRA...

Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Families, Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Concerts & Performances
Event Details:

Join us for a free, all-ages musical performance by the US Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) Yorktown Ceremonial Band in the Yorktown Library Meeting Room.

Photo of seed saver containers and packets on a dark red table

Seed Swap

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tabb Program Room at Tabb Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Seed Swap:

Drop in to participate in our Seed Swap program. Please bring at least one variety seeds to share. Purchased and harvested seeds are both welcome as long as the seeds are not more ...

Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Gardening & Nature

Drop in to participate in our Seed Swap program. Please bring at least one variety seeds to share. Purchased and harvested seeds are both welcome as long as the seeds are not more than 3-4 years old. If you bring bulk seeds, you will need to provide your own small empty bags or packets. Labels will be available as needed. Leave some seeds, take some new ones! But please only take what you need. For more information or concerns, email reference@yorkcounty.gov. 

Photo of a Beekeeper examining part of a hive

Getting Started in Beekeeping

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
Getting Started in Beekeeping:

Beekeeping is a wonderful way to bring the magic of nature into your own yard and to help provide habitat to key pollinators.  But what is really involved with becoming a beek...

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Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Gardening & Nature
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Beekeeping is a wonderful way to bring the magic of nature into your own yard and to help provide habitat to key pollinators.  But what is really involved with becoming a beekeeper?  How much does it cost, what do you need to know, and what are the first steps that you should take to get started?  Come and join us to learn more about it from the York/Poquoson Master Gardeners, and to see if beekeeping might be right for you.

Registration recommended. Questions? Call 757-890-5120.