NBBKA runs beginner's courses for new beekeepers in the Spring.

2023 course now taking registrations

Wednesday evenings 19:30 to 21:30, weekly from February:

• 22nd Feb 2023
• 1st March 2023
• 8th March 2023
• 15th March 2023
• 22nd March 2023 (workshop)
• 29th March 2023

Register now to help secure your place.

General description of annual course

The annual beginner's theoretical course starts in mid-March and usually comprises:

• 6 weeks of classroom sessions
• .... 5 weeks of theory
• .... 1 session on how to assemble a hive
• 6 weeks of outdoor apiary sessions
• .... students get to handle bees
• .... sessions may continue throughout the rest of the season at our teaching apiaries or our members' apiaries in and around MK.

The usual syllabus is below.

• Hive equipment
• Flora & fauna
• Swarm control
• The beekeeper's year
• Bee anatomy
• Pests & diseases
• Hive building

The price of the next course is still be be finalised but will include a text book and potentially a part year's membership to the association (but not to BBKA). Including membership and book, the price is likely to be around £100 but this will be confirmed during the application process.

Please register now to help secure your place on the next course. Places usually fill fast.