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Bee Master Course 

   The BC Bee Master Course and Certificate is available through the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, under the direction of the Provincial Apiculturist. The course is available every two years, the next being in 2018. Please contact BCMAFF to find out more.


Bee Master CourseThe Bee Master course is offered every other year in February. This course is intended for beekeepers with extensive experience who wish to learn more about apiculture research and science. (This course has little to do with beekeeping management and is not recommended for beginner beekeepers). 
The Bee Master course in an intense one-week course held at UBC. Lectures are presented daily by invited researchers and speakers from Canada and United States. An optional 3-hour written exam is offered at the end of the course and upon successful completion, a Bee Master Certificate will be issued. 
The biennial Bee Master course was first developed and introduced by the BC Ministry of Agriculture in the mid-1950s and is the oldest advanced beekeeping course in North America.
If you wish to be notified when course details become available, please send an email to Paul van Westendorp to have your contact details added to the course notification list:
  • Email: paul.vanwestendorp@gov.bc.ca
Kamloops Beekeepers, a Branch of the British Columbia Honey Producers Association in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada