Beginning Beekeepings test

[whg3]

Can someone give the steps for getting to the states study test (notes) for the Beginning Beekeepings exam that will be given next weeks meeting? I know it started on the right side with Reference on the left side of the web page but where do we go from there?

[Wally]

Try this.........

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/api ... s/3.13.pdf

[Jacobs]

And if you made it this far on the forum board, go back up to "Just Stuff," open that topic, go to page 3 and about half way down, open up "Study Guide." You will need to read all of the posts in that one for additions/corrections, and then you will need to thank Ski when you see him for doing the work to provide this review (and Wally for suggestions/corrections).

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When Rob made this post, I went in and made the topic a sticky. It is now the first topic on the first page of "just stuff" and will stay there. Wally

[Newbee Jim]

Thanks for the link to the study guide. Hopefully it will help. Any ideas about the practical portion of the test?

Jim Johnson

[Wally]

The practical is made up of lighting the smoker and keeping it lit.
Dressing properly for working the bees.
Identifying the components of the hive.
IE:
Queen, drone, worker.
Same with egg, larva, pupa of each.
honey, pollen, propolis
lids, boxes, frames, bottoms
ETC.ETC.

Overall general knowledge of the hive and how to manipulate it.

[Newbee Jim]

When is there an opportunity to do the practical portion of the Certified Beekeeper exam?

[Wally]

I think they give it at the spring meeting. Mar. 5th and 6th in Lumberton.

http://www.ncbeekeepers.org/meetings.htm

Also, the Guilford club normally gives them at the spring picnic. I haven't heard it announced yet, so i can't tell you when it is.