Somerton branch Beginners' Course 2025
There has already been a great deal of interest in our 2025 course. We now know that we will be running the theory sessions at the Tor Rugby Club, Lowerside Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 9GY.
The sessions will all start at 7.30pm on Wednesday evenings. Dates for the course are as follows:
January 15th
January 22nd
January 29th
February 5th
February 12th
February 19th
Following on from this we will hold 7 practical sessions at our apiary near Long Sutton, which will coincide with key events throughout the beekeeping season.
One solid piece of advice - DON'T BUY ANYTHING YET. It could be that you end up with the wrong equipment, or go out on a limb with non standard stuff, so hold your horses. That applies to bee-suits too, as we do a bulk purchase at sensible prices from one of the major manufacturers of good quality suits. We also supply the Haynes Bee Manual with the course. The course is very reasonably priced.
There will be 6 theory sessions for which we will be charging £40.00 but that's good value when you consider that a copy of the Haynes Bee Manual (rrp £25.00) is included, as is associate membership of Somerton Beekeepers for the whole of 2024. If you want to give this course to somebody as a Christmas present, we can send you a voucher and their copy of the Haynes Bee Manual (£3.50 extra p&p), so that they have something to unwrap on Christmas morning.
The theory sessions will be followed by 7 practical sessions timed to coincide with key events in the beekeeping season. For these we charge a further £35.00,
If you are interested in joining the course, just email Stewart Gould at [email protected] or our secretary Alison Clewes at [email protected] and you will be kept in the loop. Places are filling up fast and we only have a few left. If we are over subscribed we will create a waiting list.
The sessions will all start at 7.30pm on Wednesday evenings. Dates for the course are as follows:
January 15th
January 22nd
January 29th
February 5th
February 12th
February 19th
Following on from this we will hold 7 practical sessions at our apiary near Long Sutton, which will coincide with key events throughout the beekeeping season.
One solid piece of advice - DON'T BUY ANYTHING YET. It could be that you end up with the wrong equipment, or go out on a limb with non standard stuff, so hold your horses. That applies to bee-suits too, as we do a bulk purchase at sensible prices from one of the major manufacturers of good quality suits. We also supply the Haynes Bee Manual with the course. The course is very reasonably priced.
There will be 6 theory sessions for which we will be charging £40.00 but that's good value when you consider that a copy of the Haynes Bee Manual (rrp £25.00) is included, as is associate membership of Somerton Beekeepers for the whole of 2024. If you want to give this course to somebody as a Christmas present, we can send you a voucher and their copy of the Haynes Bee Manual (£3.50 extra p&p), so that they have something to unwrap on Christmas morning.
The theory sessions will be followed by 7 practical sessions timed to coincide with key events in the beekeeping season. For these we charge a further £35.00,
If you are interested in joining the course, just email Stewart Gould at [email protected] or our secretary Alison Clewes at [email protected] and you will be kept in the loop. Places are filling up fast and we only have a few left. If we are over subscribed we will create a waiting list.
