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2022 Weekend course - How to be a Bee Keeper
11t/12thJune 2022 Weekend - New Beekeeper Course at Temple Newsam
For people interested in taking up Beekeeping as a hobby, Leeds Beekeepers Association are offering a number of courses for beginners during 2022. At the end of our new bee keeper courses you will be in a position to start keeping your own honey bees.
The full course dates and times are:
Saturday 11th June 2022 - 9.30am till 4pm
Sunday 12th June 2022 - 9.30am till 4pm
This weekend course covers both beekeeping theory (including colony composition, swarm control, hive types, buying bees, apiary locations, getting started, where to purchase equipment from) 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 and magazines throughout the year.
Over the weekend we provide tea/coffee/biscuits /juice however we request that you bring a packed lunch on both days. There are no catering facilities on site. [Those in the courtyard near the farm are at least 15 minutes walk away].
The aim of the weekend course is to be enjoyable and educational. The course is aimed at individuals who have no previous experience. All courses are led by experienced and/or qualified beekeepers and are designed so that at the end, participants will have sufficient knowledge and confidence to keep their own bees.
We do offer discounted children's places but any child attending must be accompanied by a paying adult.
We provide bee suits and gloves for use during the course but you need to bring your own footwear, preferably wellies to ensure your ankles are covered.
Here are a selection of photos from a previous weekend course
There is free car parking at Temple Newsam, however we are quite close to the 'Go Ape' adventure park which is very popular, an early start should secure enough parking spots. 'Go Ape' is a good landmark, our apiary is signposted from there.
In addition to the formal courses we also meet at our apiary at Temple Newsam every Wednesday evening from April to September. All members are actively encouraged to simply turn up and either just "talk bees” or get suited up and tag along with someone who is doing an inspection of the bees.
We are also in a position to assist in supplying locally sourced and reared Yorkshire bees and assist in acquiring new equipment at fair prices. Details will be provided during the course.