You've started BEEKEEPING AND NOW NEED MORE INFORMATION AND HAVE
QUESTIONS. Come get what you need and earn the Washington State
BEEKEEPING APPRENTICE CERTIFICATE AS WELL! COURSE DATES AND TIMES: Wed
evenings 6:30 pm to 9:30 PM , Jan 8th, 22 & 29th and Feb 5th & 12th,
2019. Students are welcome to also attend the SKBA monthly meetings at
6:30 pm Jan 15th and Feb 19th and all 3rd Wednesdays of months except
December. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This COURSE IS INTENDED FOR THE
BEEKEEPER WITH AT LEAST ONE YEARS EXPERIENCE KEEPING BEES AND WHO
WANTS TO LEARN MORE ADVANCED OPTIONS AND TECHNIQUES IN SUCCESSFUL
MANAGEMENT OF COLONIES, building from the practical experience gained
in the previous year(s). Are you a beekeeper looking for increased
understanding/knowledge for personal enrichment or professional
development, or perhaps looking at apiary expansion, or perhaps
dealing with challenges of Pacific Northwest BEEKEEPING? The nonprofit
SnoKing Beekeepers Association (SKBA) offers the opportunity to take
your experience and knowledge to the next LEVEL OF BEEKEEPING, using
the 4-tier educational program of the Washington State Beekeepers
Association (WASBA). Upon COURSE COMPLETION AND PASSING THE APPRENTICE
LEVEL EXAM (open book test), participants receive a certificate
towards the journey and master beekeeper LEVELS OF TRAINING, and an
APPRENTICE PATCH! INSTRUCTOR: Each session is taught by local
certified Journeyman Beekeeper Eli Ocheltree. With her BEEKEEPING AND
SCIENCE RESEARCH BACKGROUND, Elis unique skills and knowledge provide
students with a reasoned and practical approach to keeping healthy
bees in Western Washington, focusing on the benefits and challenges
unique to this locale. Instructor bio is available on Facebook
@SnoKingBeekeepers. The $85 class fee covers the 105-page handbook,
class handouts, SKBA dues through September 30, 2020, WASBA MEMBERSHIP
DUES THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2020 and CERTIFICATION UPON COMPLETION OF
CLASS BY WASBA. Class size will be limited to 15. COURSE
PREREQUISITES: Earning the Beginner BEEKEEPING CERTIFICATE (either by
Beginner COURSE COMPLETION OR BY CHALLENGING AND PASSING THE BEGINNER
TEST)* and One year of keeping bees Membership in the Washington State
Beekeepers Association (included in price of class) and in Snoking
Beekeepers Association (also included in price of class). *NOTE: If
you have not yet earned the Beginner certificate, contact Eli
Ocheltree 206-859-7392, eliochel@gmail.com, before registering, so
that you have time to challenge the test. If you have taken Beginner
elsewhere, be assured that the Beginner BEEKEEPING CERTIFICATION IS
THE SAME COURSE WITH THE SAME BASIC CURRICULUM IF TAUGHT AT ANOTHER
WASBA MEMBER CLUB, WSU Agricultural Extension Service or SnoKing
Beekeepers. We vary in instructor expertise and additional information
but the certificate is the same, so you can continue the WASBA
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN THIS APPRENTICE COURSE. TOPICS COVERED in
APPRENTICE: Relationship between bee biology and colony biology and
bee behavior Advanced management techniques in each season In-depth
information for management of pests and diseases using Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) Pesticides including neonicotinoids and miticides -
mechanisms & effects, desired and undesired Mechanics of pollination
Pollination contracts and other BEEKEEPING INCOME Native pollinators,
their importance and how to help them; the few non-honeybee
pollinators managed commercially for crop pollination In addition, the
basic topics of Beginner are covered in depth and greater detail. The
COURSE RELIES HEAVILY ON VISUALS, particularly powerpoint and
equipment and items of interest to beekeepers. Handouts will
supplement the official manual, particularly with information
presented in the powerpoints or presentation not found or
well-explained in the manual. SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: SnoKing
Beekeepers Association is a member club of the Washington State
Beekeepers Association. We support beekeepers, focusing on those in
King and Snohomish counties, with opportunities for classes,
discussion, mentoring, and networking. We also reach out to the public
with informational presentations on the importance of BEEKEEPING AND
OUR POLLINATORS. Our monthly meetings on 3rd Wednesdays are open to
the public, 6:30 to 9PM, at the Masonic Center, 125 South Lewis
Street, MONROE, WA 98272. By taking this COURSE AND THE BEGINNER
COURSE THROUGH A LOCAL BEE CLUB SUCH AS SNOKING BEEKEEPERS
ASSOCIATION, you support bee clubs and the work they do in promoting
BEEKEEPING AND PROTECTING ALL POLLINATORS BY INCREASING PUBLIC
AWARENESS OF THEIR NEEDS. The SnoKing Beekeepers need your support so
that they, in turn, can support beekeepers and pollinators. We are a
501(c) nonprofit with no paid employees, contractors or instructors,
so your money goes 100% to support SnoKing and the State Association,
WASBA, also a 501(c). We hope that you will continue your growth in
BEEKEEPING BY ATTENDING MONTHLY MEETINGS AND REMAINING A MEMBER OF
SNOKING BEEKEEPERS AND PERHAPS ALSO OF THE STATE ORGANIZATION. For
more information, contact Eli Ocheltree, 206-859-7392,
eliochel@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook @SnoKingBeekeepers or check
out the Washington State Beekeepers Association at wasba.org.
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