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This is an introduction in what it takes to become a beekeeper and costs £130. You will learn:

• Introduction to the Ealing and District Beekeepers Association
• Components of a hive and the different types available
• Origins and the life cycle of a honey bee
• Swarming
• Queen rearing
• Importance as pollinators
• Year in the Apiary
• Products of the hive
• Harvesting and selling honey
• Healthy bees and pests
• Brood diseases and Adult diseases

Six classroom sessions will be held from 7-9pm on Thursdays at the Greenford Community Centre, on the following dates: 30th January, 6th February, 13th February, [break for half-term], 27th February, 6th March, 13th March.

There will be also be four practical sessions on Saturdays at our local apiary during April, May and June (dates to be arranged later).

Book via Eventbrite:

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This is a 6 weeks introduction in what it takes to become a beekeeper. You will learn:

• Introduction to the Ealing and District Beekeepers Association
• Components of a hive and the different types available
• Origins and the life cycle of a honey bee
• Swarming
• Queen rearing
• Importance as pollinators
• Year in the Apiary
• Products of the hive
• Harvesting and selling honey
• Healthy bees and pests
• Brood diseases and Adult diseases

These sessions will be held on Mondays at the Greenford Community Centre, starting on Tuesday 13th of February until the 19th of March.

There will be opportunity to attend various practicals at our local apiary during April and May.

Below are the 2023 reports of the Federation of Middlesex Beekeepers’ Associations. The FMBKA, more commonly known as the “Middlesex Federation”, currently has six member associations, of which Ealing is one.

Financial Report 2022

Statement of Accounts 2022

Education

National Honey Show

Association Reports:

Barnet

Ealing

Enfield

Harrow

North London

Pinner and Ruislip

Book via Eventbrite:

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This is a 6 weeks introduction in what it takes to become a beekeeper. You will learn:

• Introduction to the Ealing and District Beekeepers Association
• Components of a hive and the different types available
• Origins and the life cycle of a honey bee
• Swarming
• Queen rearing
• Importance as pollinators
• Year in the Apiary
• Products of the hive
• Harvesting and selling honey
• Healthy bees and pests
• Brood diseases and Adult diseases

These sessions will be held on Mondays at the Greenford Community Centre, starting on Monday 27th of February until the 3rd of April.

There will be opportunity to attend various practicals at our local apiary during April and May.

Below are the 2022 reports of the Federation of Middlesex Beekeepers’ Associations. The FMBKA, more commonly known as the “Middlesex Federation”, currently has six member associations, of which Ealing is one.

Financial Report 2021

Statement of Accounts 2021

Education

National Honey Show

Association Reports:

Barnet

Ealing

Enfield

Harrow

North London

Pinner and Ruislip

Book via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beekeeping-for-beginners-tickets-258518354357

6 weeks introduction in what it takes to become a beekeeper. You will learn

• Introduction to the Ealing and District Beekeepers Association
• Components of a hive and the different types available
• Origins and the life cycle of a honey bee
• Swarming
• Queen rearing
• Importance as pollinators
• Year in the Apiary
• Products of the hive
• Harvesting and selling honey
• Healthy bees and pests
• Brood diseases and Adult diseases

These session will be held at the Greenford Community Centre, starting on Monday 7th of March until the 11th of April. Below are dates in full.

• March 7th
• March 14th
• March 21st
• March 28th
• April 4th
• April 11th

There will be opportunity to attend various practicals at our local apiary during April and May.

Book via Eventbrite:

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6 weeks introduction in what it takes to become a beekeeper. You will learn

• Introduction to the Ealing and District Beekeepers Association
• Components of a hive and the different types available
• Origins and the life cycle of a honey bee
• Swarming
• Queen rearing
• Importance as pollinators
• Year in the Apiary
• Products of the hive
• Harvesting and selling honey
• Healthy bees and pests
• Brood diseases and Adult diseases

These session will be held at the Litten Nature Reserve, Greenford starting on Monday 9th of March until the 20th of April, with a 2 week gap. Bellow are dates in full.

• March 9th
• March 16th
• March 23rd
• March 30th
• April 6th
• April 20th

There will be opportunity to attend various practicals at our local apiary during April and May.

 

Book via Eventbrite:

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6 weeks introduction in what it takes to become a beekeeper. You will learn

• Introduction to the Ealing and District Beekeepers Association
• Components of a hive and the different types available
• Origins and the life cycle of a honey bee
• Swarming
• Queen rearing
• Importance as pollinators
• Year in the Apiary
• Products of the hive
• Harvesting and selling honey
• Healthy bees and pests
• Brood diseases and Adult diseases

There will be opportunity to attend various practicals at our local apiary during April and May.

These session will be held at the Litten Nature Reserve, Greenford starting on Monday 11th of March until the 29th of April, with a 2 week gap. Bellow are dates in full.

• March 11th
• March 18th
• March 25th
• April 1st
• April 8th
• April 29th

The course will cover honey bee biology, life cycles, swarming and queen rearing, pests and diseases, setting up an apiary, harvesting and more. There will be 3 practical sessions at the apiary dedicated to the beginners, to provide an introduction to the apiary and handling bees, but all members are also welcome (and encouraged) to attend the weekly members sessions at the apiary from spring to autumn, Saturdays at 2pm, where there will be opportunities to observe and take part in hive inspections and build your confidence around bees.

Classroom theory: Tuesday 13, 20 and 27 March, 7:30pm at Bluebell centre, Perivale Wood, accessed from beside 36 Sunley Gardens, UB6 7PE

Break for Easter/half term

Practical at apiary: Saturday 21^st April, 12:30pm association apiary, corner Argyle Road and Stockdove way

Classroom theory: Tuesday 24 April, 1^st and 8^th May, 7:30pm at Bluebell centre, Perivale Wood

Practical at apiary: Saturday 12 May and 9 June, 12:30pm association apiary, corner Argyle Road and Stockdove way

The course costs £100, plus £35 for association membership, and an optional £10 book. For an enrolment form or more information, please contact ealingbees@gmail.com

Autumn has come to the apiary. Crisp dry leaves litter the floor. Some flowers are still around – purple michaelmas daisies, ivy and the last of the himalayan balsam along canal banks. The bees come and go, but no longer in the same numbers or with the urgency they had earlier in the season. They are winding […]

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