Bee School 2025

Introduction to Beekeeping Class

Two Saturdays-- March 15 & March 22, 2025

8:00AM - 4:00PM

Clement Baptist Church

8480 Burlington Road

Hurdle Mills, NC 27541

Lunch will be served

March 15th Topics

Intro to Beekeeping

Anatomy of Bees

Equipment, Clothing, and Tools of the Beekeeper

Getting Your Bees

Products of the Hive

Q&A and Discussion of PCBA Community Apiary

March 22nd Topics

Planting for Bees

Pests and Threats to Bees and Hives

Varroa Mites

Seasonal Management / Calendar of Beekeeping

Review of full course & materials

NCSBA certification test

Registration

$75/Individual

What does this include?

2 full Saturdays of classes

Class textbook First Lessons in Beekeeping

2025 PCBA Club membership

NCSBA Master Beekeeper Certification Exam and Practical Exam

Mentoring from experienced local beekeepers

Access to the PCBA Community Apiary

Questions about Bee School?

Send us an email at personcountybeekeepers@gmail.com or

text us at (919) 599-4790

Additional suggested reading:

The Beekeeper's Handbook by Diana Sammataro, Alphonse Avitabile.

Backyard Beekeeping: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your First Hive by David Burns

More advanced beekeeping books:

Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping by Dewy M. Caron

Contemporary Queen Rearing by Harry H Laidlaw, Jr.

Honeybee Democracy  by Thomas D. Seely

The Wisdom of the Hive: The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies by Thomas D. Seely

The Hive and the Honey Bee (2015 Ed.) ed. by Joe Graham, Dadant Publishing