Bee Keeping
Gardening - Nature - Animals
Monday
Code
Fee
€120
Course No.
102
Sessions
8
Start Time
1:30 p.m.
Finish Time
3:30 p.m.
Backyard Bee Keeping is a wonderful hobby, but to many it seems surrounded by mystery. This course opens the lid of the honey bee’s hive, enabling the novice beekeeper to understand this complex and fascinating world. We will explore the life cycle of the hive, what happens when the bees swarm and so much more. Join us in this course to explore just what it is that bees buzz about!
Course content:
- Recognising bees (worker, drone, queen)
- The hive, Equipment
- Seasons (Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring and activities in each)
- Stings, Swarms, Feeding, Harvesting honey
- Pests and Diseases