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2 Day Weekend Beekeeping Course Surrey

Surrey

Comprehensive two-day beekeeper courses
Leave with all the know-how you need
To be able to keep bees yourself
You can even order bees, hives & racks!

Choose Your Experience:

Beekeeping Weekend - April 2025
SBTAPR £ 260.00

Beekeeping Weekend - June 2025
SBTJUN £ 260.00

What's Included

A two day intensive beekeeping experience
Learn all about how to keep bees, what equipment is needed and gain all the information you need about hives and bees
Spend the morning learning the theory of beekeeping
Enjoy hands-on practical sessions in the afternoon in the apiary inspecting the hives
A free framemaking workshop which takes place on a different date to the weekend experience
70 page training pack
Light lunch and refreshments
Full bee suit and and hive tool to take home
Access to free sessions and workshops
Once you've completed your course you'll become a member of a 250-beekeeper group which provides continued support and all important insurance cover

Theory Session:

Biology and life cycle of the honeybee
Understanding how the colony works, bee health and what to look out for when opening a hive
Castes and their roles in the colony
Beekeeping year
Swarm management
Pest and disease management
Products from the hive

Practical Sessions:

Hands-on session with the bees, working with a colony and looking at frames of brood and stores
Beekeeping equipment including hives, bees and equipment for sale on site
Time for questions and opportunity to order a starter pack at the end of the session

What Can I Expect

If you’re serious about keeping bees, these weekend beekeeping courses in Surrey are for you! Spend two days learning both about the theory and the practical skills needed to be able to look after your own bees in your own hives.

Run across two days over weekends in the spring and early summer, these courses are hosted by highly experienced and skilled beekeepers who love to impart their knowledge and encourage others to set up their own hives. Workshop locations are at apiaries around the Wisely/Farnham areas of Surrey.

These courses are an all-in-one-package for ‘newbees’. Not only will you be shown how to look after bees, you will hear loads of fascinating info and leave the weekend with your very own hive tool and full beekeeper suit. You can even order your hives, frames and bees to get started on your beekeeping journey when you get back home.

The mornings are generally spent learning all about honeybees, including their life cycle, how colonies work, identifying healthy bees, understanding castes and their roles and how to deal with pests and diseases. Over the two days you will have an excellent understanding of the year in the life of a beekeeper.

The afternoons are when you get kitted up and head out to the apiary to lift the frames and see what the bees are doing. You’ll be shown what to do step by step and don’t worry if you feel you can’t remember everything, because this Surrey team has prepared a 70-page training pack, which is sure to become your beekeeping bible.

What’s great about these two-day weekend beekeeping courses in Surrey is that they qualify you for further (free) on-going training days and workshops to accompany you on your first full cycle of keeping bees, helping you to become a bonafide beekeeper!

When Is It Available

Courses available on two selected weekends only
26th and 27th April 2025 at the Wisely apiary (free frame workshop on 5th April)
7th and 8th June 2025 at the Farnham apiary (free frame workshop on 17th May)
Please note that spaces on these courses are limited and subject to availability
Each day of the course runs from 09:30 to 17:00