Saturday 27th August - Bee course On Saturday we will hold the Easy Buzzing Bee course for beginners wanting to start beekeeping as a hobby or new business.
It's only R650 for the day and is packed with theory and at least 60 minutes of practical beekeeping demonstration and particitpation by the learners. We start at 8am and break for lunch around 13h00. The morning is based on theory regarding apiary management, beekeeping equipment, regulations, honey harvesting and more... See the website for a full description... After lunch however, every puts on their protective clothing including a bee suit with veil, bee gloves and their boots / hiking shoes and we make our way to the on site apiary with 2 - 3 working bee hives.
You spend up until 16h30 working with the bees. You will learn and see first hand the bee family at work, different brood cells, pests and honey. If you are fortunate you will get to see the queen bee as well!
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