SOLD OUT: 2024 FCBA Beekeeping Course STANDBY Registration

Note: This 2024 course has sold out. With this form, you are signing up for a standby seat.

The Frederick County Beekeeping Association (FCBA) is offering a beginning class for new beekeepers. The class covers beekeeping basics to help prepare would-be beekeepers for establishing and maintaining honey bee colonies. Cost is $90 per person ($170 for two). Registration is restricted to those who have not taken this course in the past.

The 3-day course will be held on three Saturdays in 2024 — Jan. 13, Jan. 20 and 27 (Snow date, February 3rd), from 9am-3pm at:

Walkersville United Methodist Church
22 Main St.
Walkersville, MD 21793

Prerequisite: Purchase and read Beekeeping for Dummies (5th edition 2020) Howland Blackiston. You can purchase the Kindle e-Version or a print version on Amazon. Click here.

Note that in addition to this course, new beekeepers are encouraged 1) to continue their studies about the physiology of bees and their care, 2) to join a local beekeeping club, 3) to subscribe to monthly beekeeping journals such as "Bee Culture" and/or "American Bee Journal," and 4) to avail themselves of a beekeeping mentor, if available.

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You may be joined by a maximum of one additional person who must be 16 years of age or older. If under 18 years of age, this person must be accompanied by you throughout the classes.

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Please check: I understand that I am on the standby list for the 2024 class and that I am not to pay until notified by the FCBA that a seat has become available. I can then pay via PayPal link or by check. The cost will be $90 for the first adult and $80 for one additional person (if any). I understand that unless other arrangemenet has been made, my standby seat will not be confirmed until payment has been received by the FCBA. I have read this this Course Information sheet.
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Please check: I understand that on the first day of class all students must first sign-in and pick up materials at the registration table. I will arrive a minimum of 15 minutes early to register so that class can begin promptly at 9:00AM. I understand that to successfully complete this course I must attend all three classes. This is my first time taking this Beekeeping Class for Beginners.