FOR THE COMMUNITY | FOR BEEKEEPERS |
THINKING ABOUT BECOMING A BEEKEEPER? Join us for our Spring 2024 Beginner Bee School. See details and registration here on our website or Send us an email at personcountybeekeepers@gmail.com or text/call us at (919) 599-4790
| SPRING 2024 2-DAY BEGINNER BEE SCHOOL Person County Beekeepers Association is ANNOUNCING the Spring 2024 Beginner Beekeeping School!!! Two Saturdays-- March 16 & March 23 8:30AM - 4:00PM Cooperative Extension Auditorium 304 S. Morgan St. Roxboro, NC 27573 March 16th will cover Intro to beekeeping Getting your bees Anatomy of bees Equipment, clothing and tools of the beekeeper Products of the hive Q&A Discussion of the Community Apiary March 23rd will cover Planting for bees Pests and threats to bees and hives Varroa mites Seasonal management/Calendar of beekeeping Review of full course & materials NCSBA Certified Beekeeper Written Test will be offered Registration Cost is $60/Individual What does this include? 2 Full Saturdays of classes Snacks/Water 2024 PCBA Club membership NCSBA Master Beekeeping Certification Exam and Practical Exam Free mentoring from experienced beekeepers Free access to the Community Apiary What you will need? A bag lunch each day The class uses the textbook "The Beekeepers Handbook" which can be obtained here. Still have a question about Bee School? Send us an email at personcountybeekeepers@gmail.com or text/call us at (919) 599-4790 Advanced Educational Opportunities for 2024
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- Person County Beekeepers Association booth won 2nd place at the North Carolina State Fair in 2022?
- Our members actively participate in events and win awards for their honey and wax products?
3rd Thursday of the month
Person County Office Building
304 South Morgan St., Roxboro, NC 27573
6:30 PM
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always welcome prospective members and guests to our meetings. |
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Beginner Bee School for 2023
We wrapped up or Bee School on March 25 and will be looking forward to helping new beekeepers in 2024 with a new and revised bee school curricula. We have great speakers coming in for our monthly meetings this year. We have apiary day at our community apiary every week, pending weather. And we have some workshops and other events in the works. |
ADVANCED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THESE ARE NOT BEGINNER BEEKEEPING PROGRAMS. Our Bee School is the way to get started. Born and Bred program has announced a day long class in Greenville, NC on April 22. Go to NCSBA for more information. Summer Conference for the NCSBA is announced for July 13-15 at the Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC. Registration and details coming soon. |
For more information, contact us at: Person County Beekeepers Association PO Box 222, Hurdle Mills, NC 27541 |