Woods Bee Co. has partnered with GRUB for our first Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA) Beginning Beekeeper Certification Course. This course is available to GRuB's gardening communities as well as our U.S. Veterans for this exciting educational opportunity to learn the basics of beekeeping and to become a Washington State certified beekeeper. This is a pilot program that we are going to introduce into satellite communities in Washington State.    

The course starts Monday, July 12, 2021, with the first Zoom meeting on Saturday, July 17th. This is a five-week online course with a mandatory one-hour weekly Zoom review on Saturdays from 10AM to 11AM.

In addition to the online classes, there will be 3 in-person workshops available for optional hands-on opportunities.

Everyone who completes this course will receive a WASBA Beginning Beekeepers Certification, a one-year WASBA membership, and the opportunity to attend the WASBA Apprenticeship Beekeepers Certification Course. The Beginning Beekeeper Course cost is $45, including manual, certificate, postage, and membership.

Registration ends July 7, 2021. Click here to register.

If there are interested veterans and/or family members who would like to attend and need assistance with the registration fee, please contact Beau Gromley, at beau@goodgrub.org. We have scholarship funding available.  

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This introductory course can be followed by a (WASBA) Apprentice Beekeepers Certification Course and the opportunity to attend the WASBA Journeyman Beekeepers Certification Course.

There are limited seats on a first-come basis, so register right away! For any further questions, please contact Beau Gromley, at beau@goodgrub.org.