Beekeeping: A First Course For Aspiring Beekeepers

Designed specifically for the non-beekeeper. Explore beekeeping as a new, exciting and rewarding lifetime activity.

What you'll learn
The many wonderful benefits of bees and bee keeping and why you should consider becoming a beekeeper
The requirements needed to become a beekeeper
The challenges involved in starting any new activity or hobby and how to overcome them
The basic equipment you will need to start beekeeping and basic costs involved
What it is like to inspect a hive of bees

Requirements
No - just an interest in bees or in starting beekeeping

Description
Are you interested in bees?  Have you ever considered becoming a beekeeper?  This short course will introduce you to the subject and the key reasons why you should actually consider becoming a beekeeper.  You will learn a little bit about honeybees and the basic equipment needed to start and the basic costs.  You will get a taster of what beekeeping is like as you watch the instructor open and inspect a colony of live bees.The course will give you a basic overview without having to wade through loads of detail provided in other 'masterclass' type courses.

Who this course is for:
Those who wish to take up beekeeping as a new and exciting hobby in 2022 - prepare now!,Non beekeepers who are curious about bees and beekeeping,Non beekeepers who want a quick overview of beekeeping without having to plough through a longer course,Absolute beginners who have an interest in starting beekeeping as activity but have no idea where to start,Anyone interesting in exploring beekeeping as a possible new, interesting and all absorbing and educational activity,Anyone generally interested in the natural world and curious about bees