Into The Blue | Beekeeping Courses & Experiences

Sort By

Show

Beekeeping Courses & Experiences

Available

Bee Keeper For A Day

Get a buzz from these
beekeeping courses in
Sussex! Learn how to be a
real beekeeper in the
tranquil countryside
setting of High Weald
near East Grinstead and
discover how these
incredible insects and
work their magic to
create one of Mother
Nature's sweetest treats
that is honey. Run by
passionate
horticulturists and
promoters of
self-sufficiency Lisa
Aitken and Olivar
Sinclair this fantastic
beekeeping course will
literally lift the lid on
beehives and show you the
wonderful world of
apiculture in a new and
exciting way. Find out
the process of how to
create a honeycomb as
well as learning about
the complex interactions
between bee flower and
hive that results in the
delicious gooey honey we
all know and love. On
each of our introductory
courses on beekeeping
you'll be told all about
how to tend the bees and
harvest the honeycomb
without damaging the hive
as a whole. There are
many different types of
hives and resident bees
need regular care and
attention if they are to
flourish...

Availability: In Stock

£120 GBP

Archived Product

Beekeeping For Beginners
Lincolnshire

Beekeeping in
Lincolnshire - perfect
for beginners! Spend a
day with ethical and
artisan beekeeper Jez and
his busy bees on his farm
on the
Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire
borders and learn all
about honey bees. With a
mixture of talks and
hands-on sessions you'll
learn everything there is
to know about starting
out in beekeeping. The
programme is split into
several different
sections so you're not
bombarded with too much
bee talk at once. There
are refreshments on hand
and even pizza baked in
the outdoor wood oven for
lunch. In essence this is
a fun and interactive yet
laid-back look at
beekeeping. Starting with
the bee basics you'll
hear about bee biology
how colonies work and
communicate (truly
fascinating stuff!) and
their life cycle. Then
it's time to take a look
at the life of a
beekeeper. You'll be
shown what looking after
bees entails what types
of hives there are and
how you harvest honey.
You will also discover
how honey is made and how
important pollination is.
Indeed this Lincolnshire
beekeeping workshop goes
one step further by
showing you just which
flowers and plants you
should grow to attract
your bees. A wander
around this lovely farm
garden is pure bliss. And
of course on a warm
summer's day you'll see
the bees flying from
their hive to bring back
pollen and nectar. It's
honey making happening
live in front of your
eyes! Dressed up in your
beekeeper suit you'll
also get to see what goes
on inside the busy hive
as these full-day
workshops include plenty
of interaction with the
bees. You'll be shown how
to lift the lids and how
to spot the queen bee.
There will also be time
to taste the honey
produced by Jez's bees.
And it is quite simply
delicious. Jez is proud
to supply hotels
restaurants stately homes
and local farms shops
with his sustainable
ethical British honey.
Whether runny or set (Jez
will tell you why and how
different types of honey
exist!) the honey from
Jez's award-winning farm
is mouthwateringly good.
Book your place on these
one-day beekeeping
courses in Lincolnshire
and spend a lovely day at
the farm near Market
Deeping with Jez and his
many thousands of bees.
All you need to bring is
your enthusiasm and a
pair of wellies or sturdy
boots!

Availability: In Stock

£149.00

Archived Product

Bee Keeping Experience Cardiff

Learn all about the bees
on a beekeeping
experience near Cardiff!
Spend an afternoon with
professional beekeepers
to literally lift the lid
on what goes on inside a
beehive. It's utterly
fascinating stuff.
Cardiff beekeepers Tim
Wright and Pete Shaw
joined forces to create
their one-stop bee
business with a buzz.
With 200 hives to look
after 100 colonies of
bees raised each year
courses for budding
beekeepers and a shop
selling beekeeping
equipment and their own
honey it's a full-time
job for these two. These
experiences give you an
insight into life as a
beekeeper - and as a bee.
All the protective gear
you need will be provided
for you all you need to
bring along is a pair of
wellies. The idea of
these two-hour workshops
is that you will learn
lots in a fun and
informative way with lots
of hands-on time handling
the bees and the hives.
All precautions are taken
in terms of safety and
you'll see how the smoker
is very much the
beekeeper's friend!
What's totally amazing is
when you discover the
life cycle of a bee. Be
it a Buckfast Queen bee
or a humble worker bee
what happens during their
lifetime is really quite
mind-blowing. With Tim
and Pete's extensive
knowledge and decades of
combined experience
you'll be lapping up
those bee facts and
figures. Do you know how
much honey a single hive
can produce in a year?
Any idea how many bees
live in a colony? You'll
find the answers to these
and a whole load more
beekeeping questions on
these Cardiff courses.
Based on a farm estate
near Lisvane just north
east of Cardiff city
centre you're not far
from the M4 for these
beekeeping sessions which
are generally held in the
afternoons during summer
Saturdays. As you'll be
outside investigating the
hives the activity is
weather dependent. These
beekeeping courses in
Cardiff are suitable for
anyone aged 12 years or
over. It's also worth
noting that you need
absolutely no beekeeping
experience for these
courses but it is often a
great way for those who
are thinking about
dabbling in keeping bees
to get an insight into
what is involved. They're
also ideal if you're just
curious about how honey
is made!

Availability: In Stock

£40.00

Available