TOBA offers a volunteer based mentorship program for beginner and experienced beekeepers alike. Continued education is the key to success when it comes to beekeeping!
Our mentors are experienced backyard and/or rural beekeepers and are dedicated to providing the following to our mentees:
- A safe space to learn and ask questions
- Offering support in how and where to improve practices
- An accountability partner in being a responsible beekeeper
- Offering encouragement to build self confidence
- Providing hands on hive time
To participate in the program and make it worthwhile for both the mentor and mentee, we ask for our participants to be willing to:
- Be available via phone, digitally, or in person
- Spend time with Mentor/Mentee
- Drive short distances
- Positively teach/coach
- Learn
- Behave in a respectful and courteous manner
- Give/receive honest and direct feedback
- Listen without judgement
- Work hives with Mentor/Mentee
If you would like to participate in our mentorship program, please send us an email!