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2021/2022 Winter - How to be a Beekeeper
Learn how to be a bee keeper with Leeds Beekeepers Association.
For people interested in taking up Beekeeping as a hobby, Leeds Beekeepers Association offers a number of courses for beginners during 2021/2022
All our courses cover both beekeeping theory (colony composition, swarm control, hive types, buying bees, apiary locations, getting started, etc.) and practical beekeeping, where you will be tutored whilst inspecting live colonies of bees.
As part of your fee you will become a member of Leeds BeeKeepers Association and the British BeeKeepers Association which will include beekeeping newsletters throughout the year.
In addition to the formal courses we also meet at our apiary at Temple Newsam every Wednesday evening from April to September (Covid restrictions permitting), after the course, by which time you will be a member of LBKA, you are actively encouraged to simply turn up and either just "talk bees” or get veiled up and tag along with someone who is doing an inspection of the bees.
All courses are led by experienced and qualified beekeepers and are designed so that participants will gain sufficient knowledge and confidence to keep their own bees.
We also offer discounted children's places, although any child attending must be accompanied by a paying adult.
We provide bee suits and gloves for use during the course. You will need your own wellies or similar boots to protect your ankles.
The full course dates and times are:
08/09/21 18.15 - 20.00 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
06/10/21 19:00- 21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - The colony and the hive
03/11/21 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - The beekeeping year + Products of the hive
01/12/21 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Queens and swarm control
05/01/22 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Pests and diseases
02/02/22 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Making hives and frames
02/03/2219:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Getting started and transferring bees in to a nuc
20/04/22 18:15-20:15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
27/04/22 18:15-20:15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
04/05/22 18:15-20:15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
11/05/22 18:15-20:15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
Delivery of the course at the venue will be subject to Covid restrictions, if necessary delivery will be via Zoom. The dates of practicals are subject to appropriate weather conditions and Covid restrictions if applicable.