Five Levels of Instruction:
Beginner 1 – How to Start, Managing Pests, Installing Bees, Open Discussion
Beginner 2 – Splits, Hive Inspections, Extracting Honey, Storing Equipment
Intermediate – Supering for Honey, Plants and Nutrition, Honey Show Prep, Queen Rearing
Advanced – Moving for Sourwood, Making a Business of Beekeeping, Drones, Hive Sensory & Data Collection
Out of the Hive – Mead Making, Lip Balm-Lotion-Tinctures, Micro Business – Selling Honey, Wax crafts
2024 Bee College
PCBA’s Beekeeping College will be held on November 9, 2024, at the Chattahoochee Technical College – North Metro Campus – Building D
5198 Ross Rd SE
Acworth, GA 30102
The Bee College will feature sessions for everyone interested in beekeeping, from those just getting started to the beekeeper who has had bees for decades, as well as the person interested in using by-products from the hive to make mead, personal care items, or use wax to make crafts. Participants will choose five sessions to attend.
The cost is $25 for PCBA members, Early-Bird Registration is $65 until Sept 30, 2024, and $75 for regular Registration. Lunch will be provided. The Early-Bird and Regular Registration prices include membership to PCBA from November 1, 2024, until May 31, 2025.
Participants must be over 14 years old or current members of PCBA.
Registration will be available at the door the morning of. Please come early to allow time to register. Cash or Check are the preferred payment methods.