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California Master Beekeeper Program: On a Roll to Help the Bees
They've got your back. And your bees. The declining honey bee population now has 52 more friends....
California Master Beekeeper Program examiner Charley Nye tests six-year beekeeper Cheryl Veretto, president of the Sonoma County Beekeepers' Association. She is one of the 52 graduates of the CAMPB apprentice level. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
With their veils off in this portion of the practical exam, CAMPB examiner Charley Nye watches Cheryl Veretto finish the last steps of the test. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Part of the practical exam: how to fuel a smoker. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Behind the Bee Veil: Charley Nye
Have you ever wondered who's behind the veil? The bee veil, that is. If you enroll in a...
Charley Nye (center) teaching a beekeeping course at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Charley Nye served as one of the proctors during the California Master Beekeeper Program testing. Here he proctors Cheryl Veretto, president of the Sonoma County Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Make Way for the New Beekeepers!
Make way for the new beekeepers! Or "beeks," as they fondly call themselves in the apiary...
Extension apiculturist Elina Niño of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology points to the queen bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Eager participants in the Feb. 13 class look at a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The hands of Charley Nye, staff research associate and manager of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Staff research associate and beekeeper Bernardo Niño (back to camera) instructing a group of participants in the Feb. 13 class. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Extension apiculturist Elina Niño opens a hive at the Feb. 13th class. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Prospective beekeepers check out the colonies and a frame (overhead). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dear Santa: Let Me Bee All I Can Bee
If you're looking for a holiday gift for your favorite beekeeper or a wanna-be beekeeper (hey, that...
The UC Davis bee courses will be hands-on. At left is Extension apiculturist Elina Niño. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Participants from a 2015 class check out a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis graduate student Tricia Bohls explains bee development. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
