Journeyman-Level Beekeeping Course

The Journeyman-Level Beekeeping course is the next step in the Master Beekeeper Certificate Program. This course delves a bit deeper than the Apprentice-Level into the life and ecology of the honey bee. Topics covered include honey bees' interaction and relation to other native pollinators and pesticide uses. The student will be given detailed instruction on honey bees' internal anatomy and structure as well as the uses of their external anatomy. This course will provide students with detailed knowledge of honey bee diseases and diagnoses of diseases and pests. Alternative methods for the treatment of these ailments will also be taught at this level of the curriculum. By the end of the course, students will understand the honey bees' place in the ecosystem and how their unique anatomy contributes to their interactions with the world both inside and outside the hive. Students will also be equipped with the knowledge to both diagnose and treat honey bee ailments and pests.  24 hours of instruction.

Course Syllabus

Enrollment is limited.  Register now.

Registration for the Journeyman-Level course is open to those who have successfully completed the Apprentice-Level Beekeeping Course. 

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Experienced beekeepers may skip the Apprentice-level and go into the Journeyman-level class by passing the final exam for the apprentice-level class. The test will be offered on the UM Campus twice this spring:  May 21 and May 23, 2013 at 7pm.  It takes one-hour to complete.  The fee for the test is $60 and is non-refundable.  Pre-registration is required.   You may register for the test here.

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2.4 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) will be awarded to those who complete the course successfully .  A certificate of completion will be mailed.

The course offers optional academic credit and has been approved for one credit through The University of Montana Division of Biological Sciences as BIOB 291 Journeyman-level Beekeeping.  Students who opt to take the course for academic credit must pay an additional $135 credit recording fee.

Course text:

Beekeeping in Western Canada, T.I. Szabo, D.L. Nelson.  Information Services, Agriculture Canada in Ottawa, Ont.  ISBN 0662115015 (pbl.: alk.Paper). 

Participants are expected to have the textbook, which will be available through Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.