UGA Beekeeping Certification and Honey Judge Testing at the Fall GBA Meeting

For complete information and requirements about all levels, visit the UGA site here

https://bees.caes.uga.edu/georgia-master-beekeeper-program/certification-levels-related-requir ements.html

To participate in testing you must register to attend the GBA Fall Conference and select the testing level as an add-on. Go to the events page to register.

Certified Testing $65*:

There are two portions of the test, the written and the practical. The written test will be administered at 6:00 PM on Thursday September 19, in the main conference room in the Ramsey Conference Center building. Prior to that, from 4:30 to 5:30 there will be an optional review session, also in the main conference room.

The Practical portion of the Certified Beekeeper Exam has two parts - each takes approximately 15 minutes: [1] an outdoor exam (at the apiary beside the main conference center building), where you will demonstrate your skills lighting (and keeping lit) a smoker and working a beehive, and [2] an indoor exam (in the Board Room of the main conference center) where you will identify certain beekeeping tools & equipment. YOU MUST REGISTER FOR A TIME SLOT FOR YOUR PRACTICAL EXAM. There will be a sign up sheet at the registration desk for you to register for your practical exam time slot. Times are offered Thursday from 9AM until 4PM, and Friday 9AM until 3PM. You must bring your own protective gear, hive tool, smoker, and smoker fuel.

Journeyman Testing $75*:

Review sessions for Journeyman candidates will be offered in the Nathan Deal building at Lanier Technical College from 8:30AM to 12:00PM on Thursday September 21. After a lunch break from 12:00-1:00, the practical exams, audits and written exams will be administered.

Master Testing $75*:

Review sessions for Master candidates will be offered in the Nathan Deal building at Lanier Technical College from 8:30AM to 12:00PM on Thursday September 21. After a lunch break from 12:00-1:00, the audits and written exams will be administered.

Honey Judge Training and Testing $95*:

Training for the Honey Judge program begins on Thursday morning, September 19 at 8:30AM in the Honey Show room in the Ramsey conference center and will continue through the day on Friday, September 20. Honey show level 2, 3 training continues on Saturday, September 21 from 9:00-12, with exams and audits scheduled from 1:00-3:00 PM.

*Note that your testing fee includes lunch on Thursday