Experience Sessions
Beginners Course
Experience Session
Find out about honey bees then suit up, light a smoker and look in the hive.Taste honey straight from the comb!
An ideal gift: greetings cards available.
Protective suit and gloves provided for the session, plus a jar of honey to take home.
£55
Beginners Course
Learn everything you need to set up an Apiary and keep bees. Three sessions: one evening and two whole weekend days.
Haynes Bee Manual included.
Protective equipment provided for the duration of the course. Plus a jar of honey to take home.
£200
Our facilities…
The Waltham Abbey Training Suite is well provisioned to give you the best start in beekeeping.
We have tea and coffee available throughout the day and a toilet.
Our course…
Covers all aspects from selection of hives, equipment and bees; bee biology, physiology, behaviour and genetics; frame making; honey extraction & regulations and bee health.
The trainers are full-time beekeepers who run over 200 hives between them and have 20 years combined beekeeping experience.
Extraction Suite Food Hygiene Rating: 5 stars.
