Hands On Beginner Beekeeping Class

Hands On Beginner Beekeeping Class

With a maximum of 6 people it is a small class size to allow for individual attention.
Hands on experience.

Itinerary

Class is held every second Saturday, 10:30AM to 2PM.

We'll be going into a hands on beekeeping fun and educational experience. After an introduction and safety lesson you will be taught how to be a bee keeper including topics such as tools and equipment, bee life cycles and roles, pests and diseases, Queen rearing. Flow hive Q & A. How to merge a hive, how to move a hive, how to catch a swarm, how to split a hive.

Following the theory lesson we will get suited up into the protective clothing and head into the yard. We will first light the smokers (to make the bees docile) then I will demonstrate opening up a bee hive for an inspection.

Then it is over to you, it's your turn to open up a bee hive, pull out the frames one by one and try to find the queen, check she is laying eggs properly, check there are no pests or parasites attacking the hive on the inside and check the bees are building the comb straight.

Tastings of various honeys to follow.

PROTECTIVE SUITS PROVIDED

I only have adult sized bee suits therefore children under 12 cannot participate.

Run time is approximate, allow for it to run a bit overtime.

No cancellations under 1 week from starting date.