PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers will host a class in the apprentice beekeeper certification program before their monthly meeting Sunday.
The class will be from noon to 12:50 p.m. The meeting will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Both will be at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Attendance at the class — the fifth in a 10-month certification program — is free. The cost of certification is $15.
The apprentice beekeeper is the first level of certification in the Washington State Master Beekeeper certification program.
If anyone missed the first classes, the tests are all “open book.” Tests can be requested at any time. Lectures also can be attended next year.
During the meeting, beekeepers will hear a presentation on swarms, splits and nucs by Mark Urnes and Walt Wielbicki.
The mission of the group is exchange of information, assisting new beekeepers and educating the public on the value of the honeybee.
Annual membership is $10.
For more information, phone Kirsten Whitworth at 360-808-1451 or email kibi1@wavecable.com.