LCBA's Beginning Beekeeping Classes
LCBA's next Beginning Beekeeping Course will be offered in January - February, 2024
Register online at Centralia College's Website: https://www.campusce.net/centralia/category/category.aspx
"Your First Year of Beekeeping"
Seven 3-hour class meetings offered by the Lewis County Beekeepers Association.
This course is for the person who is thinking about getting started in keeping honey bees as a hobby. It offers the opportunity to decide if beekeeping is something that a person wants to do and provides basic information on how to maintain a colony successfully the first year.
Topics: basic bee biology/behavior, equipment & apiary set-up, seasonal management, identifying & managing parasites & diseases, honey harvesting, over-wintering, & more. Students completing the course earn LCBA’s diploma.
Course Materials:
Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA) manual lays out basics for beginners; WASBA Power Points & demonstration materials supplement manual with visuals. In-class Q&A welcome; children welcome, too.
Course Instructors: LCBA members with many years of beekeeping experience:
Post-Course Support:
LCBA’s free Mentor Workshops give hands-on guidance in working bees. Students who join LCBA are eligible for discounts on spring package / nuc bee orders & free consultations with an individual “bee mentor.”
How to Register:
Registration costs $50. ($25.00 goes towards WASBA course material, certificate, and membership at WASBA) The remaining goes to Lewis County Beekeepers Association. Look for the Winter Centralia College Continuing Education pamplet to register.
Questions? Email Noel Sharp: nsharp928@gmail.com
Ready to start learning now?
To read about bees & beekeeping, click here for "Beekeeping Basics," a valuable guide by the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research & Extension Consortium (MAAREC).
Arena Flowers' "Ultimate Guide to Beekeeping" gives a helpful overview of beekeeping history, how to prepare to keep bees, & some management basics.