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.