Bee-Keeping

This bee-keeping course will teach you how to keep and care for bees in a more natural and sustainable way.
Over the course of the day you will:
This course is perfect for non-beekeepers with plenty of practical experience in the Humble by Nature apiary.
Learn about different types of bees and specifically the honey bee. Learn about the biology and types of honey bee in a colony and how colonies work. Discover how to meet the bees safely and look at basic kit for handling bees.
Find out how to get bees and what kind of hive to keep them in. Learn about the colony lifecycle, harvesting honey and a floral calendar.
Time to don your bee suit (you will need to bring your own bee suit or bee jacket) and meet your first set of bees. Learn how to inspect the bees from the outside, open the hive, recognise the different types of bee and what they are doing in the hive.
The course will finish with with tea and cake and the opportunity to ask any further questions.
A very informative day, I didn't realise I could learn so much about bees in a day! Thank you to both teachers who made it very enjoyable.
What a truly fantastic day! I was hooked. I've never learnt so much in a day... and what a beautiful setting.
Brilliant! Thanks, will be back for another course.
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The Bee-Keeping course will run from 10am until 4pm and includes a delicious farm lunch.
This course has classroom time and hands-on time in our apiary.
You will need to bring your own bee suit or bee jacket. Bee jackets can be purchased from Bees for Development.
You can handle the bees as much or as little as you would like.
Please check the weather for NP25 and dress appropriately, including:
– Weather proof clothing.
– Waterproof boots or wellies.
Bees for Development's main work is assisting beekeepers living in poor and remote areas of the world - lifting them…