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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: neillsayers on February 22, 2017, 04:47:23 pm
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Just got my final grade for the apprentice level of the beekeeping course I am taking. I made 89.94%-missed an A by .04%. Yay for me! :) :) :) :)
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WELL DONE!
Before long you will have a doctorate in beekeeping and we can call you Professor Neilsayers... right? ;D
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:goodjob:
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Congratulations!!! .04? I'd take that.
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congrats and cheers..... :yes:
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Congratulations!!! .04? I'd take that.
That fraction is going to bother me for years, but I will live it okay. I tend to be a bit driven, but thanks to a good wife and aging I accept that I will likely never be perfect. :)
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neil, very, very cool!
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Just got an e-mail from my professor and he went over my final and raised my grade. I got that A after all!!!! :) :) :) :)
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WOOT! Well done! I am envious!
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neil...........
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Thanks RB,
Your emoticons always make me smile. :)
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you are welcome neil,
are you doing the U of Montana?
if so.........EXCELLENT!
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Glad it won't bother you for years now...
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Just got an e-mail from my professor and he went over my final and raised my grade. I got that A after all!!!! :) :) :) :)
How cool is that? Congratulations!
I am with riverbee, which class are you taking?
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B13,
It is a Master Beekeepers Certificate program. It is designed to last three years. First year is apprentice level, second is journeyman and third is master level. I have completed apprentice level. I've been trying to get in for a year but every time enrollment opens up and I have the money at the same time all the slots are filled. I'm cool now because the next level is only for those who have either passed this level or clepped the apprentice level. It's pricey and on my income I will have to save up and buy books and material one at a time. I'm truly enjoying all of this.
I have always said retirement is when you stop doing what you have to and start doing what you want to and that pretty much sums up my life these days. :) :) :) :)
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I have always said retirement is when you stop doing what you have to and start doing what you want to
WAIT! What did I do wrong? I keep threatening wife I am going to go get a job so I don't have to work so hard!
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LazyBkpr,
I decided in my mid- twenties to follow a life plan of retiring at 50. I worked like a plow mule all my career and managed to retire at 51. By plow mule I mean no days off, any overtime available, etc... Sweet wife tracked me one year and I took 4 days off one year. That includes holidays-management always needed volunteers for fire watch on holidays.
The net result was that once I retired Sweet Wife had a honey-do list that spanned 20 years. Since I've retired, I've built two houses, three barns and about a mile of goat fence. That said, hearing her say, "You're my hero!", means a lot more than an "Attaboy" from my employers. :) :) :)
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Got your back there Neil. Understand 60+ hour weeks, out in every storm, leaving the family xmas eve. Wonder when your coming in if you are gonna catch yourself leaving. Like we used to say rode hard and put up wet.
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All about every bit of that guys. I am from that cloth.
So happy for you and congratulations for putting the time, effort and love into all that you can and should be proud of.
Vandy
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Congratulations. Neil
Great job.
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Well done!
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double post...But congratulations Neil!
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Thanks Everyone.
You do a great job of making someone feel special. :)
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Neill, what university ? Is it real expensive? Is it online ?
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Mikey,
It is university of Montana-master online beekeepers course. Tuition runs about 300 to 500 depending on level. I can't recall exactly right now. The level I just finished is apprentice and it is made of of basic info- diseases, biology, colony dynamics etc. Learned stuff I will never need like how to wrap a hive for winter but who knows maybe I'll lose my mind and move up north one day.
Thing I like is advice is based on scientifically proven concepts. Internet is a great place to learn things but it is always possible that the info you get is just wrong.
If you google it the site will come up and you can get on the mailing list for upcoming classes.
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Yet to be heard on someone's deathbed, "Wish I'd spent more time at the office". ;D
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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA=MISSOULA.......just happen to have that link handy.............. :D
great place to go to college and go fishing too.......... :D
here is the link to the bee course U of Montana offers.....(apprentice, journeyman, master).
i have thought of taking the course they offer, just because; my home state and alma mater.
University of Montana Online Beekeeping Certificate Program (http://www.umt.edu/sell/programs/bee/)
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Everyone im trying my best to learn every day.
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And ya'll make it possible.
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That said, hearing her say, "You're my hero!", means a lot more than an "Attaboy" from my employers.
I stand firmly beside you there! I worked two jobs from the time my wife was pregnant until the twins were ten. Then quit one job and opened my own gun shop. gunsmithing, bluing etc... And.. worked until the fateful day my wonderful wife took me out on the back porch, handed me a rum and coke and said.... "I want you to quit working."
Unfortunately she meant quit the paying job and become her slave. WORKS FOR ME!
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That said, hearing her say, "You're my hero!", means a lot more than an "Attaboy" from my employers.
I stand firmly beside you there! I worked two jobs from the time my wife was pregnant until the twins were ten. Then quit one job and opened my own gun shop. gunsmithing, bluing etc... And.. worked until the fateful day my wonderful wife took me out on the back porch, handed me a rum and coke and said.... "I want you to quit working."
Unfortunately she meant quit the paying job and become her slave. WORKS FOR ME!
Money's not as good but the benefits are good! :D
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:goodone: :occasion14:
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And all good men said" yes dear" ;D
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Here's an update.
I just completed the Journyman level at U of M with a solid A, 96%!
Already connected with a research buddy for the Master's level. Not sure what research project we will settle on but we have some good leads.
:) :) :) :) :)
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You go neillsayers. Great job and super great score.
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Thats AWESOME! I am impressed! You the man!!! :yes:
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Thanks guys!
Can't wait for the certificate to come in so I can show it to the bees. :laugh:
Maybe they'll listen to me better.
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We will be looking to you for answers now. ;D
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I agree with Baker, you will undoubtedly be plagued with questions now Neil. It can get lonely at the top, keep your head on. And you are not allowed to go to any other forums with your new degree! You have to stay right here! Understand young man? Right Here!
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We will be looking to you for answers now. ;D
:yes: :yes:
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I understand Missouri has started a beekeeping certificate program. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything more about it and where I saw that in print.
Neil, congratulations! That's wonderful!
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Thank you everyone. Maybe you can help me remember the stuff I've learned. :)
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Congratulations Neil You now know more than I do. I have just been figuring it out as I go along. It has taken 36 years of mistakes to get to where I am today. With the courses being offered, One can fast track the education process. Also when I started it was premites when keeping bees was much easier.
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Thanks Apis,
I learned a very long time ago that theory is good but practice is the best teacher.
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"I learned a very long time ago that theory is good but practice is the best teacher."
No wonder you got an "A"---and well deserved it!!! :eusa_clap:
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congratulations neil!