Beekeeping courses

[catimoha]

Hi from Orange County, CA

I'm the mother of a 19-year-old girl who wants to become a bee-keeper....and looks for bee-keeping course programme in OC...Is there anybody to tell me how to find one and where? Are there any diploma or certificate to get? Please, Help...  :?

[indypartridge]

Contact a local beekeepers club:
http://bascbees.org/
Looks like the website is a bit out of date, but hopefully you can find some contact info.

There are also numerous courses online. The main Beemaster page has some good tutorials. Also check out:
 
http://www.honeybeesonline.com/lessons.html and

http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm

[Jim134]

BEEKEEPERS ASSOC OF SOUTHERN CA
Mark Allen
P O Box 5021
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Phone: 562-841-9754
Email: contact@bascbees.org
http://bascbees.org/

BEEKEEPERS GUILD OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
Tom Vercoutere
629 Castle Hill Rd
Redwood City, CA 94061
Email: info@sanmateobee.org
http://www.sanmateobee.org

CALIFORNIA STATE BKPRS ASSOC
Patti Johnson
7220 E Grayson Rd
Hughson, CA 95326
Phone: 209-667-4590
Email: contact@californiastatebeekeepers.com
http://www.californiastatebeekeepers.com

CENTRAL VALLEY BKPRS
Mike Tolmachoff
24525 Avenue 7 1/2
Madera, CA 93637
559-674-5933ng
manddhoney@gmail.com

DELTA BEE CLUB
Alan Henninger
10828 Crothers Rd
San Jose, CA 95127
Phone: 408-251-9214
Email: alanhenninger@yahoo.com

GILROY COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Wayne Pitts
1726 Fine Dr
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: 408-644-2382
Email: kingbee@uvasgold.com

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
16333 Parthenia St
North Hills, CA 91343
Walter McBride
Phone: 818-892-9224
Email: waltmcbride@yahoo.com
www.losangelescountybeekeepers.com

MARIN COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Mea McNeil Draper
Draper Farms
11 Sacramento Avenue
San Anselmo, CA 94960
http://www.marincountybeekeepers.org

MOUNT DIABLO BKPRS ASSOC
Jeff Peacock
3341 Walnut La
Lafayette, CA 94549
Email: hiveman@hotmail.com
http://www.diablobees.org

NEVADA COUNTY BKRPS ASSOC
227 South Auburn Street
Grass Valley, CA
Rob Slay
Phone:530-263-5613
Email:robslay@peoplepc.com
http://countryrubes.com/informationp...sociation.html

ORANGE COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Jim Ludiker
Phone: 714-839-BEES (2337)
http://www.ocba.homestead.com

SACRAMENTO AREA BKPRS ASSOC
2110 X Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
Phone: 916-451-2337
Email: info@sacbeekeepers.org
www.sacbeekeepers.org

SAN DIEGO BEEKEEPING SOCIETY
http://www.meetup.com/The-San-Diego-...-Meetup-Group/

SANTA CLARA VALLEY BKPRS GUILD
Wayne Pitts
1726 Fine Dr
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: 408-644-2382
Email: kingbee@uvasgold.com

SANTA MARIA VALLEY BKPRS ASSOC
(Santa Maria to Paso Robles and beyond)
1074 Hetrick Ave.
Arroyo Grande Ca 93420
Contact: Shelley
Phone: 805-481-6897
Email: davisdirt@sbcglobal.net

SONOMA COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
P O Box 98
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0098
Email: president@sonomabees.org
http://www.sonomabees.org
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    BEE HAPPY  Jim 134 :)

[catimoha]

Thank you so much for your help....I'll contact these associations.

In France, you graduate and get a national diploma in Apiculture and beekeeping.  Is it the same in the US?
Can you just take courses online and declare yourself a beekeeper to develop your proficiency or do you need a diploma just like in France plus training periods to validate your diploma?
Thanks you  ....
Cati :)

[doak]

Don't remember where I got it from but several years ago I found ,

"Beekeeping" 101, 102 &103, By John Clayton. I think he is known here by the name, Bee-master.

If you go through all the postings here you should pick up a large farm full of info.

Google

"John Clayton Beekeeping Course".


 :)doak

[Jim134]

   :)doak is this it..............



http://www.beemaster.com/site/



    BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

[doak]

Try,

Bee Master's  Beekeeping Course Home Page. :)doak