Beekeeping courses

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Build your own beehive

Isle of Anglesey - Next course on 11th January 2020

£45

An instructional day during which I demonstrate how I build affordable national hives using easily available materials. It assumes no previous woodworking knowledge or experience. New hives are expensive items to buy and it is easy to get caught out without enough spare kit when bees are preparing to swarm or we need to make a split. It's always useful to have a spare empty hive or at least a spare brood box and of course we always live in hope that we will needed spare supers! During the day...

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So you want to be a beekeeper (theory)

Isle of Anglesey - Next course on 14th January 2020

£150

A weekend or two-day mid-week beginners course assuming no previous knowledge. It aims to give you the skills and knowledge necessary to start keeping your own bees. There are many reasons why people want to start keeping bees. It may be an ambition that you have had for a long time and now you have the time and space to do something about it. Others want to do something positive about the decline in pollinators or they fancy the idea of producing honey and other hive products. However, beekeeping is...

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Basic beekeeping

Shropshire - Next course on 13th June 2020

£55

Basic beekeeping at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm. An informal but comprehensive introduction to beekeeping, including a brief history of the honeybee and similar insects, and their use in the garden and agriculture. Course participants will gain an understanding of the bee’s lifestyle, individual duties and contribution to the colony’s life and development. You will learn how to identify the queen, worker and male drone bee before selecting equipment and suitable locations for hives. General handling and manipulation of bee colonies will be covered, together with honey production, extracting, processing...

Straw skep hive making course - with Bees for Development

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Straw skep hive making course - with Bees for Development

Herefordshire

£95

Learn how to make a lip-work straw skep. You will make your skep from a long straw wheat with cane lapping. The course tutor, Chris Park, will explain how to split bramble and willow as needed. You will be able to make about one third of your skep during the day, and take home the skills, tools, and materials to finish off at home.

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Introduction to sustainable beekeeping

East Sussex - Next course on 18th January 2020

£40

Would you like to know how to keep bees sustainably, on a small scale? Or are you just intrigued to know what goes on inside that enigmatic wooden box...Maybe you have heard about the plight of our bees and want to understand how to best help them. Many people would like a colony of honeybees in their garden, and on this course I will show you how a hive works, and how to keep your bees happy and healthy with minimal intervention. Topics covered include: What type of hive Where...

Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin

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Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin

Monmouthshire - Next course on 31st October 2020

£78

Natural beekeeping that works: A unique weekend on natural, treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives with Dr Leo Sharashkin of Missouri, USA You can attend either or both days - £78 per day. Day one: Natural beekeeping that works We discuss how honey bees live in the wild and how we can mimic their ways in our managed hives. We cover the main pillars of natural beekeeping, and how these can be beneficially applied in any apiary. We talk about the importance of using local honey bees and the keys...

Sustainable Beekeeping Weekend Course - with Bees for Development

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Sustainable Beekeeping Weekend Course - with Bees for Development

Gloucestershire - Next course on 25th April 2020

£195

How can we ensure the survival of honey bees? This weekend course on sustainable beekeeping is run by Bees for Development at Ragman's Lane Permaculture Farm, in the Wye Valley. The course covers the management of bees, and natural ways to take care of them. course content: Meet the bees - a hands-on look at honey bee colonies housed in different hives The natural life-cycle of honey bees - bee biology and ecology Being a beekeeper - what does 'keeping bees' really mean? The relationship between bees and flowers -...

Willow skep hive (Alveari) making - with Bees for Development

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Willow skep hive (Alveari) making - with Bees for Development

Monmouthshire

£95

Learn how to make a willow skep, where expert Chris Park will teach you how to weave a wicker skep, and how to cover it with cloom. During the day all aspects of beekeeping in skeps, ancient and modern will be discussed.

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Introduction to beekeeping

Hampshire

£95

This 6 week evening course gives the underpinning knowledge for keeping honeybees and understanding their needs. It will also cover what you need to consider when buying equipment, siting your apiary and obtaining your bees as well as the volunteer support structure which exists through British Beekeeping. The 2 hour sessions are a mixture of powerpoint lecture and physically going through a 'mock up' hive. There will also be a Saturday or Sunday session going through a hive of live bees, with each student having an opportunity to handle frames....

Beginning Your Beekeeping - Two Day Beginners Course

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Beginning Your Beekeeping - Two Day Beginners Course

East Sussex

£198

An intensive course to get you started, explaining all about the honey bee, helping you choose your hive and equipment, how and where to set up your apiary, the bees management and pests and diseases. Not forgetting when and how to extract that lovely honey. An informal couple of days spent with others interested in beekeeping. A wealth of information from a highly experienced beekeeper and a chance to see the different equipment available, along with a useful pack of course notes to take away. Where the bees and weather...