So, you are thinking of getting into beekeeping? Or know someone who is? We offer a intensive half-day beekeeping course to introduce you to the world of bees so you can fast forward your learning.
A voucher for a half-day beekeeping course with up to 5 others.
(Weather depending) courses will be held within a turret of Caldicot Castle, inside the meadery HQ, and 1 other site nearby.
Our Bee Keeping Course will cover:
- Introduction to bee-keeping
- Parts of a hive
- Handling bees
- Maintaining a healthy hive
- Reading the bees
- Bee-keeping safety
- Extracting and processing honey:
- How to get honey from a hive
- Extraction methods
- Jarring
- Pests and pest control
- over-wintering the hives and best methods of preventing winter losses
We provide all protective equipment. Please get in touch with any questions!