Beekeeping Taster Session
Hosted by Steve Benbow
Type: Beekeeping Course - Beginner
Date: Sat 08 Sep 2012
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Price: £42.00
Wheelchair Access: No
Dog Friendly: No
Child Friendly: Yes
Rating: - 12 reviews
About the course
We will cover basic but fundamental bee and hive matters as well as preparations for the following season; sitting hives, equipment knowledge and bee stock are a few examples which we will cram in as well as specifics on urban beekeeping and what to consider - in village gardens or the countryside.
At the time of the course you might be considering purchasing a new Beehaus or a convensional hive, this taster will direct you towards those early requirements and give you some early bee titillation. After this event we would encourage you then to attend one of our more comprehensive events, as keeping bees in an urban environment requires careful and serious consideration and we can offer you comprehensive guidance throughout the year and expand your bee knowledge, through this amazing craft. We also breed our own bees and can offer guidance in this area.
Please contact me if you would like any further information.
Many thanks
Steve
About Me
Twelve years ago I decided I wanted to keep bees in London - there was a problem: we lived on the 6th story of an ex-council block near Tower Bridge with no garden. The only viable outside space well, viable to me, was the flat roof, accessed via a fire escape. It worked limed a dream. I located my first hive behind the lift shaft complete with live bee cam and it worked brilliantly. It was the start of a thriving urban business. It still had to be covert, but events developed rapidly. By the following year I had hives tucked slyly into all sorts of odd locations around the city. And that was just the start. The bee empire continued grew I eventually left London behind as the scale of the operation expanded and I now manage hives across the UK It's a passion as much a business and it requires a nomadic lifestyle. I constantly move them around to gather nectar and avoid mono-floral crops such as Oilseed Rape. It might heading to Salisbury Plain early in the morning where there are amazing down land pastures on MOD training grounds, or long drives from Shropshire up to isolated heather moors in Yorkshire and North Wales. www.thelondonhoneycompany.co.uk
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Latest Reviews For This Host
Highly Recommended
- Adam, 14 January 2013
Steve is so deeply knowledgeable and deeply passionate about Bees it's infectious. He delivers a session that is pitch perfect for those beginners with an interest. Thanks Steve and best of luck for 2013 and your expanding honey empire!
Informative, Experienced and Friendly
- Clive, 10 September 2012
Steve welcomed us into his beekeeping and honey producing enterprise and provided a well illustrated informative course. He shared much knowledge about bees and valuable experiences, gained from his progression from novice some years ago, to experienced and well known beekeeper.
Very good
- Lucinda, 26 March 2012
Steve Benbow provided a full and absorbing morning, packed with much information at a level that as novices we found to be just right. I would recommend this course highly.
Excellent!
- Jane, 26 March 2012
Really friendly and informative. A great introduction and would thoroughly recommend this course for anyone thinking of beekeeping.
Excellent information and inspiring
- Sarah, 22 February 2012
Excellent
- Tom, 20 February 2012
A really interesting morning - fascinating talk & very inspiring man. will certainly be going back with him to have a look at his beehives later in the year.
Beekeeping in four hours
- Peter, 19 September 2011
This course is excellent from start to finish.The host most accomodating and friendly with many facts put to you.his knowledge must have been gathered over many years in the business.Fun was also to be had "have you been watching". A great day and so cheep compared to the out of towners and restereaunters who charge a fortune for same .Keep it up 'most informative .I would add one thing for future pupils though Do Some Reading.
Informal, incisive & informative
- Alan, 19 September 2011
Superb
- Jim, 17 December 2010
No one knows more about bee keeping in an urban environment than Steve, he is a great communicator and very encouraging to the novice.I can't reccommend this more highly. Superb !
Very good
- Kerry, 14 December 2010
Good intro, and he clearly loves his bees. Gives a good overview of what is involved and is keen to get volunteers involved. I dont know if you want other feedback. But practical info would be helpful. Eg - most attendees are keen to have 1-2 hives, few are wanting to become commercial beekeepers. I'd have liked an intro on natural vs commercial and I mean a decent middle ground - not fanatics either way. Cost of set up. Practically where to get nucs and from who or where. Realistically when to have things set up by. I think Steve's passion was infectious and his knowledge totally credible. Anyhow - finding your way around in this beekeeping world seems a bit of a maze right now.
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