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Bees for Development

Contact Name: Nicola Bradbear

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Address:
1 Agincourt Street
Monmouth
Monmouthshire
NP25 3DZ

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£95
An Introduction to Skep Beekeeping - with Bees for Development
An Introduction to Skep Beekeeping - with Bees for Development
Oxfordshire - Next course on 11th August 2019
Learn why, where and how it might be done. A concise, one day course on the art of skep beekeeping. Participants will learn about the history of skeps, referencing some of the old master skeppists, their varying styles of skeps and systems of management. The course will include hands on sessions with artefacts and tools and techniques. Mysteries will be be revealed concerning different shelters, floors and stands; spleets, snecks and garts; bennets, laps and...
£95
Skep Hackles and Floors Course - with Bees for Development
Skep Hackles and Floors Course - with Bees for Development
Herefordshire - Next course on 28th July 2019
This brand new one day course will provide you with the history and expert instruction in making classic Hackle and Floors for your skeps. During the day all aspects of beekeeping in skeps, ancient and modern will be discussed, as you make your Hackle and Floor. You will take away the lipwork skills, materials and tools needed to finish your project at home. Please bring a waterproof apron and scissors. If booking with a CraftCourses...
£95
Straw skep hive making course - with Bees for Development
Straw skep hive making course - with Bees for Development
Herefordshire - Next course on 21st September 2019
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.
£120
Strengthening Livelihoods Course - with Bees for Development
Strengthening Livelihoods Course - with Bees for Development
Monmouthshire - Next course on 21st June 2019
This one-day training is designed for people or organisations with interest to use beekeeping and honey and beeswax trade to alleviate poverty. This is not a hands-on course about bees. We cover the different species of bees that are utilised world-wide, and introduce a range of topics concerning beekeeping in developing countries. Training day topics include: Apiculture in developing countries and how it supports livelihoods Problems faced by beekeepers in financially poor countries Appropriate and...
£195
Sustainable Beekeeping Weekend Course - with Bees for Development
Sustainable Beekeeping Weekend Course - with Bees for Development
Gloucestershire - Next course on 12th October 2019
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...
£78
Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin
Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin
Monmouthshire - Next course on 5th October 2019
Natural beekeeping that works: A unique weekend on natural, treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives with Dr Leo Sharashkin of Missouri, USA, on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October. You can attend either or both days. Dr Leo Sharashkin is editor of "Keeping Bees With a Smile: A Vision and Practice of Natural Apiculture", a comprehensive resource on keeping bees naturally in horizontal hives. He is a contributor to American Bee Journal, The Beekeepers Quarterly,...
£95
Willow Skep Hive (Alveari) Making - with Bees for Development
Willow Skep Hive (Alveari) Making - with Bees for Development
Herefordshire - Next course on 29th June 2019
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.