Welcome to BCBA
Mentors needed for this spring’s BCBA Beekeeping class!!
What will I get being out of a mentor?
The self-satisfaction of helping a new beekeeper. A chance to grow your own skills while you watch someone less experienced grow as well. It’s a wonderful experience!
What does it take to be a good mentor?
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Being a good listener
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Asking good questions
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Showing empathy
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Being encouraging and supportive
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Self-awareness
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A personable demeanor
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Giving constructive and honest feedback
Do I have to be a beekeeping expert?
No. As an experienced beekeeper you’ll have the experience needed to answer questions a beginning beekeeper
Does it take a lot of work or time to be a mentor?
Absolutely not. The mentee does the work. Your role as a mentor is to provide a little coaching and answering questions. That often takes the form of a texting, answering an E-Mail or a brief phone chat.
Volunteer now. Email Claire Desilete at: beekeepr@gmail.com
When you're enjoying beautiful Cape Cod, you see flowers in the fields, gardens, and grass. Surprisingly, there are even flowers in our scrub pine and oak filled woodlands. Sometimes, when you look at a flower, you may see a honey bee visiting. If you stop and observe her for a little while, think about her stripes, her buzz, and notice the pollen on her legs. Did you know this is a worker bee? Did you know almost every honey bee you see is female? Maybe you know all that already, but if you want to learn, perhaps you would like to try beekeeping or support local honeybees in general. Either way, you're where you need to bee.
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The Barnstable County Beekeepers Association (BCBA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. It has been active for more than 40 years and has more that 450 households on Cape Cod and the surrounding area. Our club runs a number of annual activities around beekeeping, holds an annual bee school for "newbies", can be found doing community outreach and also hosts our Honey House at the Barnstable County Fair in summers and during the Harvest Festival in the fall..
Please feel free to forage our site, we hope that you will drift in and stay. We meet monthly at the West Barnstable at the Community Center. Visit our calendar for details. All are welcome.
