Bees for Development

Contact Name: Nicola Bradbear

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1 Agincourt Street
Monmouth
Monmouthshire
NP25 3DZ

Bees for Development

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Bees for Development's Courses

Straw skep hive making course - with Bees for Development

Straw skep hive making course - with Bees for Development

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.

Strengthening livelihoods course - with Bees for Development

Strengthening livelihoods course - with Bees for Development

Monmouthshire - Next course on 6th December 2019

This one-day training course is designed for people or organisations with an interest in using 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 sustainable - issues of technology choice An introduction to honey marketing and trade...

Sustainable Beekeeping Weekend Course - with Bees for Development

Sustainable Beekeeping Weekend Course - with Bees for Development

Gloucestershire - Next course on 25th April 2020

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 -...

Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin

Treatment free beekeeping in horizontal hives - Leo Sharashkin

Monmouthshire - Next course on 31st October 2020

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...

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

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

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.