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2022/2023 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 2022/2023
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.
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, however you need to bring your own footwear,. preferably wellies or similar boots to protect your ankles.
The full course dates and times are:
07/09/22 18.00 - 19.30 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
05/10/22 19:00- 21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - The colony and the hive
02/11/22 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - The beekeeping year + Products of the hive
07/12/22 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Queens and swarm control
11/01/23 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Pests and diseases
01/02/23 19:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Making hives and frames
08/03/2319:00-21:00 @ The Newman Centre, Crossgates - Getting started & transferring bees from a nuc
26/04/23 18:15-20:15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
03/05/23 18:15-20:15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
10/05/23 18:15-20:15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
17/05/23 18.15-20.15 @ Temple Newsam - Practical inspection session
The dates of practicals are subject to appropriate weather conditions.
We can assist in supplying locally sourced and reared Yorkshire bees, we can also assist in acquiring new beekeeping equipment at fair prices. Details will be provided during the course.