MBP Beginner Certified Preparation for Testing BCBC 2019
Must have 8 people minimum. Wednesday nights 6:30-8:30 Meeting Room at Home Gauge, 122 Lyman St, Asheville. Registration online, pay at the door $25 and you supply the book. The Beekeeper’s Handbook Fourth Edition Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Available ISBN: 978-0-8014-7694-5 2011 published by Cornell University Press 308 pages
you do NOT NEED TO PREREGISTER to attend this course!
Hi BCBC Beekeepers,
Seven classes are scheduled for each Wednesday May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26 to be taught by members who have achieved their certification. You must register online at www.wncbees.org or call Janet. Bring your donation/tuition of $25, highlighter marker and a notepad. (and any snack, drink you require for 2 hours).
Anyone that attended the 2019 BCBC Beginners bee school has their attendance fee waived. However, donations to cover costs are always welcome!
Any questions, please call me. 628-1758 Thanks, Janet
Hands On Opportunities
Ongoing at BCBC Apiary Seasonal Management / Hive Inspection/Smoker
Bring a veil and some water. Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary, 828-231-8284, mars1952@gmail.com26 Joe Jenkins Road, Fairview, NC
May 15, 2019 Week 1 Combined Class with Last Class of Advanced
6:00-6:30 Registration $25/Orientation
6:30-8:30 AHB ( Africanized Honey Bee )
NCSBA PROGRAMS/ NCDA&CS (three divisions) NCSU
KNOW YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S NAME
VENOM, ALLERGIC REACTIONS
May 22, 2019 Week 2 HIVE EQUIPMENT/ FEEDERS/PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) and TOOLS / APIARY SITE SELECTION
May 29, 2019 Week 3 HISTORY of BEEKEEPING
BEE DEVELOPMENT / RACES of HONEY BEES
THE SUPERORGANISM/BEE BEHAVIORS
June 05, 2019 Week 4 BEE ANATOMY/ BIOLOGY
June 12, 2019 Week 5 MALADIES, BEE DISEASES and PESTS
June 19, 2019 Week 6 PLANTS AND POLLINATION
June 26, 2019 Week 7 PRODUCTS OF THE HIVE
HONEY, LABEL LAWS, EXTRACTING METHODS, STATE FAIR
We hope to see everyone there tonight!
Scott
Scott A Davis
Immediate Past President
Buncombe County Beekeepers Club
A Chapter of the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
Asheville, NC
Catch the buzz.. www.wncbees.org