About

KBBA Mentor Program

Learning Together and Forever

Share your experience or learn valuable skills from someone in our group.

HOW IT WORKS

To be paired with a KBBA Mentor you must be a current member of the club.

Create a Profile

Say a bit about yourself and what support you are looking for, or how you might be able to support someone else. Best ways to communicate and frequency. Different mentors offer different perspectives.

https://www.facebook.com/fbmentorship/signup/?application_id=2366050363661541

Pick a Mentor

Program runs from April to September

Get Started

Once paired up discuss mentorship goals and make progress together, week-by-week

Reach a Goal

Achieve something exciting, or enjoy the deep satisfaction of helping someone else be successful.

OFFER SUPPORT AS A MENTOR

Must have 2+ years as an active Beekeeper and be a current KBBA club member

Knowledgeable with some or all of the following:

Hive equipment
Tools
How to identify a healthy hive
Identifying a queen less hive
Identifying a laying worker bee hive
Queen rearing
Entering honey for judging
Identifying potential swarming
Feeding ratios

Experience with some or all of the following:

Installing Nuk, swarm and box of bees
Re-queening a hive
Splitting a hive
Catching a swarm
Treatments: Mite, beetles, moths, ants…
Hive beetle management
Honey extraction and bottling
Use of candy boards, Top feeders and Boardman feeders
Moisture quilts

Commitment to program as a Mentor

6 month commitment – April to Sept

GET SUPPORT AS A STUDENT

Must be a current KBBA club member

Program runs April to Sept
New students receive Beekeeping book, gloves, veil and hive tool
Attend New Beekeepers Class
Initial inspection with mentor or review of existing hive to prepare for set-up
3 field inspections
Access to private Facebook page to chat with all mentors and students
Access to all Mentors with 1 assigned Mentor for 1 on 1 advise and support

Commitment to program as a Student

6 month commitment – April to Sept