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How To Guides

Welcome to our selection of 'How To' guides. These are intended to provide guidance on common aspects of beekeeping.

We hope that they will serve as a reminder of the topics covered during introductory and beginners classes to those new to the craft, such as how to prevent swarming - a frequently asked question.

We've also included some more advanced topics, such as preparing honey and bees-wax for shows and market. We hope these will be of use to beekeepers in their second or third years, after they have mastered the basics and are wanting to branch out into the challenging world of showing the produce.

Whilst these guides offer practical help and advice they are by no means a definitive manual of beekeeping. We would always advise getting hands on experience by joining a local Branch and learning with experienced members.

The guides are available as a handy downloadable pdf version via a link at the bottom of each guide.. Some of these topics are also covered by on-line videos, which will hopefully help to bring the discussion to life.

Preventing Swarming
Controlling Swarming
Finding the Queen
Harvesting the Crop
Moving Bees
Preparing Honey for Sale
Preparing to Show
Preparing Beeswax for Sale
Preparing for Winter
Requeening
Taking a Swarm
Uniting Colonies
Beeswax wraps
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  • Home
    • Devon Apicultural Research Group (DARG)
  • About
    • About the SBKA
    • History
    • SBKA Board of Trustees
    • Who's Who
    • Support Us
    • Donate to SBKA
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Beginners Courses
    • Advanced Courses
    • Apiary Meetings
    • Honey Shows
    • Lectures & Workshops
  • Members
    • Getting Started >
      • Joining SBKA
      • Introduction to Beekeeping
      • Beginners Courses
      • Life In a Honeybee Colony
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Beekeeping Suppliers
    • Education >
      • How To Guides
      • Video Guides
      • Courses and Qualifications
      • Examinations
    • Useful Links
    • Membership >
      • Benefits
      • Get Involved
      • Vacancies
      • County Membership
    • Members Area >
      • CIO Documentation
      • Members Yearbook
      • Members Blog
      • Former Charity AGM Info
      • Former Charity Council Meetings
      • Financial Info
      • Lecture recordings
      • Policies >
        • Safeguarding Policy
    • Pests & Diseases >
      • Asian hornet
      • Hygiene
      • Reporting Foulbrood
    • SBKA Newsletters
    • Beekeeping Suppliers
    • Research
  • Branches
    • Find Nearest Branch
    • Burnham >
      • Burnham Beginners Course
      • Burnham Improvers Course
      • Contact Burnham
    • Central >
      • Central Beginners Course
      • Contact Central
    • Exmoor >
      • Exmoor Beginners Course
      • Contact Exmoor
    • Frome >
      • Frome Beginners Course
      • Contact Frome
      • Frome Library
      • Frome Group Apiary
    • Mendip >
      • Mendip Beginners Course
      • Contact Mendip
    • Quantock >
      • Quantock Beginners Course
      • Contact Quantock
    • Somerton >
      • Somerton Beginners Course
      • Contact Somerton
    • South East >
      • South East Beginners Course
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      • Contact South East
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      • Contact South West
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      • Contact Taunton
    • Wedmore & Cheddar >
      • Wedmore & Cheddar Beginners Course
      • Contact Wedmore & Cheddar
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  • News
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    • Contact Us
    • Report a Swarm
    • Press & Media
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  • Report a Swarm