The training put on by each individual bee club should be done by certified trainers. This certification should be done by the state apiast and his department. There is a huge disparity between the quality of info given at individual clubs events. The new beekeeper class should be better documented and the steps towards Master Beekeeper should all be part of a unified training program. The state of Virginia should require this new Beekeepers training before ownership of bees. You are expecting Best Management Practices but those practices are not clearly taught in any local program. The clubs do a good job but we could do better.