The bees in your garden - A bee experience day

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Description

An informal day learning all about both Bumblebees and Honey bees as well as how to help them in your garden and beyond. In the morning; learn all about the bees in our gardens, the types of bumblebee and solitary bee; their biology, ecology, decline and how we can help them. In the afternoon you will learn all about the honeybee taking a look inside a working beehive. The morning we are joined by the Bumblebee conservation trust to look at how we can identify our most common bumblebee species found in gardens and discusses what we can do to help them. With a mix of theory and practical tips for identification, we will have a look at finding and identifying bees in our bee-friendly garden. The afternoon with Josh Dean will explain why we need a balance of bumblebees and honeybees and we will look inside a working beehive in our apiary to see the colony structure, nest and honey stores, seeing how to identify the queen bee, workers and drones. There are over 270 bee species in the UK and all are pollinators. Fortunately, there is much that can be done to benefit bees and it is entirely possible for individuals to greatly help, perhaps the simplest thing to do is to plant some bee-friendly plants in your garden and support local, responsible beekeepers. Throughout the day you will learn how to help the bees in much more depth. Fortunately, there is much that can be done to benefit bees. It is entirely possible for individuals to help bees without owning much land! Perhaps the simplest thing to do is to plant some bee-friendly plants in your garden, to flower between March and September. Throughout the day you will learn how to help them in much more depth.

What's included in the price?

An informative and enjoyable day learning all about both Bumblebees and Honey bees as well as how to help them in your garden and beyond. This course also includes a year's membership to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust/ Refreshments will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch with you. Parking is available at the entrance to our farm and our training room is just a short walk down our track. What To Bring: Please bring your lunch and a notepad and pen if you wish to take notes. Please arrive at 15 mins before the start of the course for a prompt start.

Duration

1 day

Cancellation policy

Strict - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 8 weeks before the course starts

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Mantel Farm

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Suitable for

  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • Teenagers
  • Children
  • Parking provided
  • Suitable for beginners
  • Father's Day
  • Mother's Day
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Venue

Mantel Farm, Henley Down, Catsfield, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 9BN