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Natural Bee-keeping Weekend - 21st to 23rd September at Brinscall Hall
- The Art and Craft of Natural Beekeeping for improvers/converters
This weekend course is an opportunity to learn the basics about ‘natural beekeeping’ in top bar hives. This is a simple, practical way to have healthy and happy bees in your garden, with the possibility of your own honey harvest, but without the cost and complications associated with conventional beekeeping.
This ‘improvers/converters’ course is intended for people with some experience of beekeeping in any type of hive and basic knowledge of bee anatomy and behaviour is assumed. We will spend less time on the basics and more on the practical aspects of working with bees in a more natural way. You are encouraged to contribute your own experiences to our discussions, which are likely to include:
- ‘Natural’ as compared to ‘conventional’ beekeeping
- The top bar hive: construction and use
- Hive design adaptations and improvements
- Swarming and swarm management
- Making splits and rearing queens
- Pests and diseases
If possible – weather permitting – we will spend some time with bees in a top bar hive, so please bring suitable clothing; at least a hat and veil, or a beekeeping suit if you prefer.
Please Note: If you believe that you may be allergic (anaphylactic, not just redness and itching!) to insect stings please bring an Epipen, and bring this information to our attention when booking. Thank you.
The cost for the course is £125. If you would like accommodation (shared) the cost for bed and breakfast for Friday and Saturday is £30 extra.
Please bring a contribution to a veggie Ploughman’s lunch such as quiche, cheese, bread, salad, fruit or a cake.
Timings: Friday 6.30pm to around 9.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to around 5pm.
If you are staying over, there are a number of good, reasonably priced restaurants in the area for the Saturday evening, or there is a small grocery shop in the village.
To book a place on the course simply click on the Bookings Page and fill in the details. You can pay by credit/debit card or PayPal.
To find out more about Phil and ‘natural bee-keeping’ go to his website www.biobees.com .
Brinscall Hall is a short distance from Exit 8 of the M61 or Exit 3 of the M65. For directions click on BRINSCALL HALL and to ask a question click on philnw@brinscall.org.uk or call freephone 0800 8030 799.
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