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Class Registration

Apprentice Beekeeper Application

     Apprentice is the 2nd tier of the 4-tier curriculum of the WASBA.org curriculum: Beginning, Apprentice, Journeyman, Master. The curriculum is designed to be sequential, so the WASBA.org Beginner certificate is to be earned before starting Apprentice. Also, you must have kept bees for at least one season. If you are unsure which class to register for, please contact Eli Ocheltree, eliochel@snokingbka.org, 206-859-7392, first.

For more detailed information on the next Apprentice class offered, please click here:

     The prerequisite Beginning Beekeeper may be challenged if desired. Payment of membership and of class fee will still be required, but experienced beekeepers or beekeepers who have taken another beginner class may wish to read the manual and take the online test. A few beekeepers may wish to take the Apprentice test as well. Email Eli Ocheltree at eliochel@snokingbka.org if you wish to do so.

     If registering for a class, please add eliochel@snokingbka.org and eliochel@gmail.com to your "Contacts" or "Safe Senders" list to keep our response to your application and payment from going into your Spam folder. If you are expecting a response from us, please also check there if you have not added those addresses. 

     The next course will be offered in weekly sessions on 7 consecutive Thursdays April 23 through June 4, 2026. Each session will run 6:30 PM to 8 PM with as much time as needed afterwards for questions and discussion..

    The $75 fee includes the class manual which will be mailed by USPS, the Apprentice certificate upon completion of the online test with a score of 85%, WASBA.org will deem the current year  dues paid, granting the student a WASBA.org membership for the current year. 

Apprentice Beekeeper Class Application
I am registering for the following course:

I earned the WASBA Beginner Certificate with SnoKing Beekeepers or at this bee club or bee supply store:

Please indicate whether you are paying $30 membership dues as well as $55 for the class, or you have just paid 2024-2025 membership and are only paying $55 for the class.
Please indicate method of payment we can expect to receive from you. Please note that these options do not take you directly to payment, because you would exit this form and the information you have entered would be lost. Please pay after clicking the Submit button.

Thanks for registering. Please pay by paypal to snokingba@gmail.com or by using the "Donate" button on the header of this page. Personal check may be sent to the address given above on the application.

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