Attention!

For Teens interested in Beekeeping

The Pierce County Beekeepers Association is offering a Study Grant to teenagers between the ages of 13 through 18. Applicants must live in the Pierce County Beekeepers service area. The service area of the PCBA shall include all of Pierce County and those parts of adjoining counties were attendance to all the general meetings, Master Beekeepers classes, and field days will not be a hardship. Please see the rules below.

Pierce County Beekeepers Association Study Grant Rules

The Pierce County Beekeepers Association (PCBA) will grant up to $200.00 in order to furnish guidance and instruction to help a selected young person between the ages of 13 through 18 get started in beekeeping. Applicants must live within the service area of the PCBA and attend scheduled meetings and activities.

Grantees will be required to complete the NOVICE level course in the Washington State University/Washington State Beekeepers Association Master Beekeeping Certification program within one year of grant selection. This involves 5 hours of classroom instruction and successful completion of a written examination. Grantees will additionally be required to establish and maintain at least two colonies of honey bees in Langstroth type hives. Failure to meet the above requirements will necessitate return to the PCBA of all loaned and/or donated equipment.

Pierce County Beekeepers Association Study Grant Rules

Applications may be obtained through any one of the Pierce County Beekeepers Association (PCBA) Study Grant Committee members hereafter called the S.G. Committee (see below).
Study Grant applications shall be received from August 1 through November 1 of each year. Applications received after November 1 will not be accepted.
The term of the Study Grant shall be for one year starting January 1.
At the discretion of the S.G. Committee, applications not filled out completely and legibly will not be accepted.
The service area of the PCBA shall include all of Pierce County and those parts of adjoining counties were attendance to all the general meetings, Master Beekeepers classes, and field days will not be a hardship.
All applicants must have reached the age of 13 by January 1 of the year following the year of acceptance.
Grantees will receive a one year membership in the PCBA and one year free enrollment in the Master Beekeepers program in addition to bee equipment and supplies.
Grantees will be expected to give an oral presentation of what they have learned from the program.

Application forms may be downloaded below or obtained by contacting one of the following:

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Study Grant Application download

Lou Torre
4306 27th Ave SE
Puyallup, WA 98374
(253)845-3936

Dave Stokesberry
10622 64th Ave East
Puyallup,WA 98373
(253)845-4961

Bob Pietila
2413 Milton Way
Milton, WA 98354
(253)952-6012