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Empire Farm - organic farm with farm school, butchery, with poultry and pigs > Farm School > Smallholder Courses > Bee-keeping for Beginners

Smallholder Courses

Bee-keeping for Beginners

Bee-keeping for Beginners

Course tutor

Tim Hamblin

What you will learn

This one-day introductory course is aimed at people who have not kept bees before and want like to learn more before getting their own hive. Much of the day is based in the classroom but there will be an opportunity to visit the hives, weather permitting. Tutor Tim Hamblin keeps a number of apiaries in the area. He covers a lot of topics during the day including:

  • the honey bee and its life cycle,
  • how to identify the queen, drones and workers
  • how honey bees forage, what they collect and how they store it.
  • essential equipment and the costs
  • pros and cons of the different types of hives
  • protective gear
  • where to site your hive
  • where to buy your bees
  • extracting honey
  • feeding your bees
  • keeping your bees healthy
  • handling bees
  • the bee keeper's year

There are only 5 places available on this course, so early booking is recommended. Full protective gear is supplied when you visit the hives. However we ask that you bring plastic gloves, wellington boots, thick socks, and a cap.

The price includes all tuition, course notes, light lunch and refreshments during the day. You also get to take home some honey.


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