UCNCBA Beginning Bee School, Fall 2023

FALL 2023 Beginning BEEKEEPING SCHOOL

Union County NC Beekeepers Association announce their 2023 education for beginning beekeeping!!

• 8 In-Person Class Sessions ​​
• Comprehensive session content
• Covers material needed to become an NC Certified Beekeeper
• Presented by Certified Beekeepers
• Door prizes at each session
• Opportunity to take the NC Certified Beekeeper exam

What does this include?

• ‘Beekeeping for Dummies 5th edition’ paperback book
• 2024 UCNCBA Club membership
• Union County Beekeepers Club T-Shirt
• 8 Sessions of Learning & Fun!
• State beekeeper certification exam and practical exam opportunity.
• Free mentoring from experienced beekeepers (Must take state exam to receive a mentor)
• Free Giveaways after every class!

What will I learn about?

• Races of honey bees and terminology
• Anatomy, biology, and physiology of honeybees
• Types of hives, hive parts, and accessories
• Products of the Hive
• Why keep honeybees, agricultural dependence,
• history of honeybees
• Startup cost and equipment needed
• Feeding, transporting & hive placement
• Why honeybees swarm and their management
• Disorders, parasites, and hive invaders
• How bees make it through the cold winter months & what we can do to help
• How to inspect a hive
• Pollination and management of a hive throughout different seasons.
• When, where and how to buy bees

​What else does this include?

• Hands-on how to light a smoker
• Hands-on building frames and boxes
• Hands-on teaching hive
• Mentor to help guide you with your bees (Must take state exam to receive a mentor)

School Schedule

All classes are at 6:30-9:00pm at the Simponson Event Center

• 09/06 - Orientation
• 09/11 - Introduction to Honey Bees and Beekeeing
• 09/25 - Bee anatomy and Behavior
• 10/02  - Time to Get Started (Equipment)
• 10/09 - Acquiring and Installing Bees
• 10/30 - Seasonal Management (Hands-On Session)
• 11/06 - Keeping Bees Health
• 11/13 - Review & Exam

Attendence Policy: 

This school is 8 sessions long.  Each class is filled with pertinent info to your success as a beekeeper. Each night is 2.5 hours long. We understand we all have lives outside of beekeeping. Life happens, schedules changes, and classes get missed.

• Please arrive 15 minutes before class starts as we have a tight schedule and a lot to cover.
• Missing 1 Night of class - You are allowed to miss one night of class and still be eligible to take the state examination.
• Missing 2 or more nights - Once a second night of class is missed you will be ineligible to take your state certification exam until those sessions are made up.                              
  • Session missed will need to be made up during our next school, usually next spring or fall.

    Refund Policy  We are committed to providing our students with high-quality instruction, but we understand that sometimes circumstances arise that may require a refund. The follow is our refund policy      

• Refunds are at the full discretion of the UCNCBA and will not be issued unless there are extreme and unavoidable circumstances offered.
• After 2 sessions of instruction, no refunds will be issued.

Questions? Contact Carolanne Ciavolella at: education.ucncba@gmail.com