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

Beginners Beekeeping 1 Day Course – 24th March 2024

Sunday 24th March

The Foxlow Arts Centre, Stockwell St, Leek, ST13 6AD

Course timetable

9:30am – 9:55am Registration.
10:00am – 10:15am Welcome, there's the fire exit, Andrew Abraham.
10:15am – 11:15am Introducing the Honey bee, David Buckley.
11:15am – 11:30am Tea and coffee break.
11:30am – 12:30pm Getting started (equipment, hives, siting hives).
12:30pm – 13:15pm Lunch (not provided).
1:15pm – 1:45pm Inspecting the bees (handling safely, what to look for), David Buckley
1:45pm – 2:45pm The Beekeeping Year (spring, swarming, increasing numbers, preparing for winter), Nick Mawby.
2:45pm – 3pm Tea and coffee break.
3pm – 3:45pm Honey (extracting, bottling and selling), Mike Walker.
3:45pm – 4pm What you should do next, questions and answers, all speakers.

Tickets cost £25.00