The deadline to register for a long-running program through the University of Illinois Extension is Friday, highlighting a growing hobby in the Midwest.

Terri Miller-Casey is the Extension Director for the University of Illinois Extension in Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties and indicates they have a series coming up that focuses on the growing hobby of beekeeping.

According to Miller-Casey, a scholarship is also being offered to help pay for this series. The scholarship is for young people who want to participate between the ages of 8 and 18. 

Because bees are pollinators and are so vital to a thriving ecosystem, Miller-Casey indicates this hobby has really grown in popularity in recent years.

The deadline to register is Friday for this series begins on Thursday, February 13 in Springfield. Get registered and more information at extension.illinois.edu/lms. And again, that registration deadline is Friday.