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	Date	Fri 23rd - Sun 25th July 2010
	Duration	2 & half Days
	Time	Friday evening 7.30pm,              Sat/Sun 10 a.m. to 4p.m.
	Cost	£130 (Bursaries available)
	Group Size	15
	Minimum Age	14 (if accompanied) or 18
	Course Tutor	Phil Chandler

This is an introductory course, aimed at people with little or no experience of beekeeping, but also suitable for people wishing to 'convert' from conventional beekeeping practices. Learn about small-scale, sustainable, chemical-free beekeeping, involving minimal disturbance to the bees and more time devoted to observing and learning from them. Beekeeping simplified and made accessible to all, including people with disabilities, as there is no heavy lifting involved.

This is an introductory course, aimed at people with little or no experience of beekeeping, but also suitable for people wishing to 'convert' from conventional beekeeping practices.

Participants will learn about:

• The nature of honeybees: the colony as super-organism
• The principles of 'natural beekeeping'
• The construction and installation of a top bar hive
• Basic hive management
• What to look out for at the hive entrance
• Bee handling and colony inspection
• Swarming and what to do about it
• Recognition of pests and diseases

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