North Staffordshire Beekeepers For everyone interested in honeybees in and around North Staffordshire

Beginners Beekeeping 1 Day Course


Sat 01 Mar 2025

Beginners Beekeeping 1 Day Course

From 9:30 until 16:00

At Longsdon Memorial Hall

Leek Rd, Stoke-on-Trent ST9 9QF

 

 

 

Tutors: David Buckley, Dr Nick Mawby, Mike Walker and Andrew Abraham

BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS

 

 

Beekeeping is a fascinating hobby and many aspects of it appeal to people, from bee behaviour to eating honey. Honey bees have a long association with mankind because of the usefulness of their products, such as honey, beeswax, propolis and royal jelly, and an interest in obtaining these is often a motivation to start beekeeping. Beekeeping need not be expensive and you do not need a large garden in the country. A hive can even be sited in a city or on a flat roof.

 

This course has been designed to introduce people attracted to this hobby.

The one-day course will enable complete beginners to make a confident start, whilst enhancing the skills and knowledge of those who have started recently. It will give information with opportunities for questions and discussion on the following topics:

 

  • The life cycle of the honey bee
  • How to handle bees and manage them
  • Hive types and equipment
  • Where to obtain hives and equipment
  • Where to obtain bees
  • Where to keep bees
  • Honey

 

Your tutors are experienced beekeepers. They have considerable knowledge of the craft and have been successful at introducing and coaching newcomers to this rewarding pastime.

 

The course is run by the North Staffordshire Beekeepers Association (Charity No 511576) and will take place at Longsdon Memorial Hall near Leek.

 

This course will not include any handling of bees or contact with live bees. However, opportunities to handle bees at a later date will be offered by a local beekeeping associations to those attending the course.

 

 

 

Early registration is strongly recommended to be sure of a place.

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

 

Changes to Advertised Course

We reserve the right to replace the advertised tutors or change the programme where it is found to be unavoidable or to make other changes that may be deemed necessary due to unforeseen circumstances.

Useful books: We recommend that you read a book on UK beekeeping to support your learning on the course.

Davis, I. & Cullum-Kenyon, R. (2018) BBKA Guide to Beekeeping. 2nd revised edition. Bloomsbury, London. Comprehensive information for the beginner beekeeper. A good introductory text.

Hooper, T. (2010) Guide to Bees and Honey. 5th edition. Northern Bee Books,HebdenBridge. An excellent guide for the beginner and experienced beekeeper alike, with some illustrations.

Course fee: £35.00. Please note that the fee covers the cost of the course and tea/coffee at morning and afternoon break times. The fee excludes lunch, please bring food with you.

 

For any queries or additional information e-mail: AndrewGAbraham@Yahoo.co.uk

 

 

 

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