A new and unusual opportunity for all our beekeepers! 

Come and learn how to rear your own queen bees from the UK's leading international authority on the subject, Clive de Bruyn.  Click on his name to see more about him.

If the course is fully booked, you could go on the reserve list by ringing Anne on 01787 229955.

COURSE  CONTENT:

Saturday, start 10.00

Welcome by Anne Holden & general introductions

Introduction to Queen Rearing - illustrated

Getting bees to make Queen cells - Brief introduction.

Setting up cell raisers.

Obtaining virgin queens Nuclei

Putting bees in swarm box ... in Apiary

Lunch

Collect frames of brood ... in Apiary

Practical grafting

Place grafts into swarm box

Sunday, start 10.00

Brief introduction on mininukes

Examination of mininukes in Apiary

Examination of grafting done on previous day.

Reports on what students found

Summing up

Comments from past participants:

The course content was excellent as was the organisation and food.

I enjoyed the course very much.

Can't think of any improvements.

The course is very good.  I certainly feel competent to have a go.  Whether I do or not will depend on whether I can find the time!

Very enlightening.

The tutor is obviously an expert who is a good communicator and I thoroughly enjoyed the course.