2024 Beginning Beekeeping Course

Bookings Now Open

May – June 2024
6 Week Course

Our Beginning Beekeeping Course covers practical skills and provides you with a basic knowledge and understanding of bees and beekeeping, allowing you to handle bees safely.

The course starts with an induction session, and then runs for 6 consecutive Saturday mornings during May and June 2024.

Over the weeks, you will be able to handle a colony of honeybees under the supervision of our experienced Beekeepers, working in small groups.

The course includes:

How to keep yourself safe
Hive parts and beekeeping equipment
The different types of hives
Recognising Brood, nectar, pollen and honey
Basic bee biology
Understanding why bees swarm
Recognising and marking Queens
Apiary Hygiene
Bee Diseases
How to keep strong and healthy bees

Dates & Locations

The 2024 Course Dates are as follows:

Saturday 11 May 2024 – Induction Session (Time/Venue tbc)

followed by 6 consecutive Saturdays:

Saturday 25th May 2024 – Saturday 29th June 2024

We are hosting two identical courses, one at our NT Shugborough Apiary and one at our sister at the Forest of Mercia site at Hilton Green.

Before booking, please select your preferred location, either Shugborough or Hilton Green. Places are limited to 15 attendees at each venue, and will be on a first come first served basis.