Class Registration
Beginning Beekeeper Application
We offer the first 3 tiers of the 4-tier curriculum of the Washington State Beekeepers Association: Beginning, Apprentice & Journeyman. If you are unsure which class to register for, please contact us first.
For information on the Next Beginner Class scheduled, please click here:
The beginning course may be completed by self-study. Payment of membership and 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. Email Eli Ocheltree at eliochel@snokingbka.org if you wish to do so. Otherwise, the curriculum is designed to be sequential. There is no prerequisite, and no experience required, for taking Beginning Beekeeper. However, earning the Beginning certificate and one year's experience are prerequisites for Apprentice Class. Likewise, earning the Apprentice certificate and more beekeeping experience are prerequisites for Journeyman.
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 $75 class fee includes the Beginner manual and a Beginning Beekeeper certificate upon completion of test. The manual will be mailed by USPS to the address on the application.