Our 2026 beginners course has now ended. Our next course will run in Spring 2026. Please check back for details later in the year. Other branches in the area may have courses. Please check their web sites for details.
A beginners course is aimed at those who want to start keeping honey bees and covers:
- honey bee lifecycle and biology
- honey bee diseases and their treatments
- equipment needed to start a colony of honey bees
- locating your hive
- colony management (the beekeeping year)
- swarms and swarm prevention
- obtaining honey and other – products of the hive