TCBA
Bee School
February 6-8, 2026
Discover the fascinating world of honey bees by enrolling in Toe Cane Beekeepers’ Beginning Beekeeping School.
In one short weekend, you can become a “Certified Beekeeper,” and you’ll learn how to set up a new hive, care for a healthy colony, explore the incredible society of honey bees and understand the vital role honey bees play in pollination
and our environment.
The bee school is taught by a NCSBA Master Beekeeper and will be held at the NC Cooperative Extension office, 30 E US 19E,Burnsville at 7 p.m. on February 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday the 7th , and concludes 1 to 4 p.m. on
Sunday the 8th. Seating is limited and class may sell out.
Graduates who pass the written exam and a subsequent hands-on practical test will become North Carolina State Beekeepers Association (NCSBA) Certified Beekeepers.
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- Ed hands a frame of bees to a student
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- Instructors Debbie, Ed, and Dave discuss the difference between wax and plastic foundation
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- Students were also introduced to different pieces of equipment used by beekeepers, from smokers to marking pens and turkey feathers for brushing bees off.
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- Students at the TCBA Bee Basics school gather around as an instructor shows them how to inspect a hive.
