Upcoming Apprentice Classes

  • Sat, 01/19/2013
    OSU Coos County Extension Office, 631 Alder Street, Myrtle Point

    Master Beekeeper instructors Del Barber, Shigeo Oku and Randy Sturgill will lead eight classes to be held on the third Saturday of the month beginning on January 19 and continuing through August 17, 2013 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at the OSU Extension Office in 631 Alder Street, Myrtle Point.

  • Thu, 01/24/2013
    Southeast Uplift Center: 3534 SE Main (two blocks north of SE Hawthorne)

    Classes with Tim and Tom will be held on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm at the SE Uplift Center.
     
    Classes are open to registered participants only. Questions? Please contact Carolyn Breece at info@oregonmasterbeekeeper.org
     
    CLASS SCHEDULE
    January 24, 2013 Session 1: Introduction
    February 20, 2013 Session 2: Bee Biology
    March 20, 2013 Session 3: Hives and equipment
    April 17, 2013 Session 4: Pathogens, Predators and Problems
    May 15, 2013 (special 3 hour class) Session 5 and 6: Preparing for the honey flow: early spring bee calendar AND The honey flow: spring/early summer
    June 19, 2013 Session 7: Honey, extraction, hive products
    July 17, 2013 Session 8: Pollination and bee biology
    August 21, 2013 Session 8: Late summer through winter based on bees’ calendar

  • Mon, 03/04/2013
    John Connelly's shop: 63211 Service Road, Unit 130, Bend, Oregon.

    The orientation will be held on Monday, March 4, 2013 from 6 to 8 pm. The class schedule will be determined at the orientation (based on your schedules). Classes are open to registered participants only. Questions? Please email info@oregonmasterbeekeeper.org

  • Sat, 04/06/2013
    Jackson County Extension Office/ Southern Oregon Research & ExtensionCenter

    Please bring a hat/veil, Master Beekeeper packet, and a sack lunch to the first Master Beekeeper class for Southern Oregon. It will be held in conjunction with the Southern Oregon Beekeepers Association (SOBA) bee school. The orientation will begin at 9am.

  • Sat, 06/29/2013
    Vazza Farms, Hermiston, Oregon

    Classs runs from 9:30 to 4:30 and is open to registered Apprentices only. 
    For questions go to info@oregonmasterbeekeeper.org

Classes open to registered Apprentices only. Please contact Carolyn Breece for more information.