If you love honey, but not the high prices, consider raising your own bees for a home-grown honey supply.

You can do that, thanks to WSU Snohomish County Extension and Beez Neez Apiary Supply, sponsors of an apprentice level course in the Master Beekeeper Program starting Monday.

The five-week course runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Feb. 8 (no class Jan.18) in McCollum Park at WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. The course will repeat again in March.

Participants completing the five-week course and passing the Washington State Apprentice Beekeeper level exam (an open book test) will receive a certificate toward the Journey and Master Beekeeper levels of training.

Each session is taught by local beekeeping professionals, WSU Snohomish County Extension entomologist Dave Pehling, and Jim Tunnell, owner of Beez Neez Apiary in Snohomish.

Class size is limited. Cost for the five-week course is $60. To register, call Karie Christensen at 425-357-6039, or e-mail her at klchristen@cahnrs.wsu.edu. You may also download the registration form at http://tinyurl.com/WSUBeeWorkshop and mail it with your check.

For more information on the course, contact Dave Pehling, pehling@wsu.edu, 425-357-6019.

Herald staff