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Education: Short
Courses & Seminars
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COVID-19 Update
All meetings and events for NJBA and its
branches are following NJ COVID-19
restrictions. Each branch will provide a
contact point for information on their specific
details. Check the calendar
for details.
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Any New Jersey, full-time student
interested in becoming involved in beekeeping
can apply for a scholarship to one of the Essex,
Jersey Cape, Mid-State, RVBA, SJBA or Sussex
courses offered below. The youth must be a New
Jersey resident, a full-time student and between
the ages of 12 and 22 as of the start date of
the course they are applying for. Applications
must be submitted with enough time to review and
for us to enroll you in the class you are
interested in. Click here for complete guidelines. Click
here for an application form.
If you have any questions about this program,
please email scholarship@njbeekeepers.org.
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2022
Beekeeping Courses
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Branch
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Central Jersey Beekeepers Association
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Contact
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Dates
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In-person mandatory class days:
8:00-5:30 Sun February 13
8:00-5:30 Sun February 27
Hands-on in a hive both days, weather permitting
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Location
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Ewing Township Municipal Building
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Lead Instructors
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Jeff Burd
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Cost
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Branch
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Essex County Beekeepers
Society
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Contact
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Dates
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In-person class days:
8:30-4:00 Sat February 19
8:30-4:00 Sat February 26
Field Day in April TBA, depending on weather.
Snow Date 8:30-4:00 Sat March 5
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Location
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Essex County Environmental Center
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Lead Instructors
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Landi Simone
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Cost
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Branch
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South Jersey Beekeepers Association
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Contact
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Dates
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6 classes:
Saturday, 02/19/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 02/26/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 03/05/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 03/12/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 03/19/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 03/26/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Field day for all students to be scheduled in late April or early May 2022
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Location
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Live online using Zoom
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Lead Instructors
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Ned Morgan
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Cost
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Branch
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Raritan Valley Beekeepers Association
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Contact
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Dates
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Two Full Class days on Saturday, March 12 and Saturday, March 26, Field Day in April, date TBA.
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Location
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3/12 and 3/26 Classes will be held at the Martinsville Community Center
The April Field Day will be at the Fox Hollow Golf Club Apiary in Branchburg.
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Lead Instructors
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Christine Miller, Adele Barree
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Cost
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Branch
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Jersey Cape Beekeepers Association
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Contact
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Dates
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8 classes:
Friday, 02/25/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Friday, 03/04/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Friday, 03/11/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Friday, 03/18/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Friday, 03/25/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Friday, 04/01/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Friday, 04/08/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
Friday, 04/15/2022 7:00PM - 9:30PM
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Location
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Rutgers/Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
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Lead Instructors
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Jerry Futrell
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Cost
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Branch
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Morris Somerset Beekeepers Association
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Contact
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Dates
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8:00-5:30 Sun March 27
8:00-5:30 Sat April 2
Field Day TBD
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Location
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Martinsville Community Center
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Lead Instructors
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Jeff Burd
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Cost
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Branch
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Central Jersey Beekeepers Association
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Contact
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Dates
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In-person mandatory class days:
8:00-5:30 Sat September 10
8:00-5:30 Sat September 24
Hands-on in a hive both days, weather permitting
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Location
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Neptune, NJ
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Lead Instructors
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Jeff Burd
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Cost
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Branch
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South Jersey Beekeepers Association
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Contact
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Dates
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6 classes:
Saturday, 10/01/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 10/08/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 10/15/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 10/22/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 10/29/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Saturday, 11/05/2022 9:00 - 11:00AM
Field day for all students to be scheduled in late April or early May 2023
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Location
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Live online using Zoom
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Lead Instructor
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Ned Morgan
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Cost
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Branch
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Essex County Beekeepers
Society
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Contact
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Dates
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Recorded 2021 Class
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Location
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On-Demand - Take It Anytime
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Lead Instructors
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Landi Simone
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Cost
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Marketing Materials
The New Jersey Beekeepers Association
has five brochures which are distributed
to the branches for use in public
outreach activities: Copies of these
brochures can be obtained from your
branch president. If you would like to
purchase brochures, they are available
in packets of 50 per brochure at a cost
of $14 per packet, plus postage. Contact
treasurer@njbeekeepers.org
if you are interested in purchasing
brochures.
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Topics
of Interest
Swarms? Honey
bees reproduce by "casting swarms" in
the spring. Hives that are healthy and
strong will produce new queens in the
early spring. When the new queen
emerges, the old queen leaves with about
half of the hive population. The swarm
will usually settle in a bush or tree
and form a large solid cluster while
scout bees search for a new home. At
this time, with full honey stomachs and
no brood or hive to defend, these
swarming bees are not typically
agressive. In a few hours or a day or
two they will fly off to a new home. Click here
for pictures of honey bee swarms. Have a
swarm within reach on your property?
Send the location of the swarm, address,
how long it has been there and contact
information to swarms@njbeekeepers.org,
or click here for a
list of beekeepers in the New Jersey
that you can contact directly for swarm
removal. Want more information on
swarming activity in New Jersey or want
to report a swarm that you have
collected? Click here.
A swarm in May - is
worth a load of hay.
A
swarm in June - is worth a silver
spoon.
A
swarm in July - isn't worth a fly.
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