Beginning Beekeeper Course 2021

THIS YEARS CLASS DATES ARE NOT YET DETERMINED BECAUSE OF COVID. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR UPDATES. THE FIRST CLASS MAY BE VIRTUAL ON ZOOM STARTING IN APRIL.

Every year we hold a Beginner Beekeepers Course. It is designed to help those interested in beekeeping and to do it successfully with the support of many other local beekeepers. The 2020 Course is scheduled to take place Saturday April 3 from 9AM - 1PM continuing April 17 , May 1, followed by a day in the bee yard in May 8(May 15  Rain Date) . The location is the Wilkes Agriculture Center . Follow this link for directions or the Meeting Directions link in the menu to the left. Topics to be covered are:

February 8, 2020
  • Introduction
  • The Hive and the Honeybee
  • Modern Beekeepers and their Equipment
  • Getting Started and Setting up your Hives
  • Keeping the Colony Alive
February 29, 2020
  • Diseases, Pests, and Pesticides
  • Review Medication Fact Sheet
  • Harvesting Honey and other Hive Products
March  28, 2020
  • NCSBA Master Beekeeper Program
  • Nectar Flows in Wilkes County
  • Review of material
  • Certified Beekeeper Exam
April  18, 2020
  • Day in the bee yard
  • April 25 Rain Date
The cost of the class is $50.00 per person or $25.00 for students 18 and under.

The cost includes:
  • Course material
  • First Lessons in Beekeeping
  • 1 year membership in the Beekeepers of Wilkes
  • 1 year membership to the North Carolina Beekeepers Association. 
  • Monthly Info as regular member benefit
You can register and pay on the first day of class ( if you chose to pay and register the day of the class please send me a email so we will have material for you)  or you may pre-register for the course by contacting the Wilkes County Agricultural Extension Office at 336-651-7335. Or by mailing your name, address, telephone number, and email address along with the registration fee to Samantha Lusk, NC Cooperative Extension Service, 416 Executive Drive, Wilkesboro, NC 28697. If you have any questions please contact Keith Church  at president@beekeepersofwilkes.org.
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