Beginners Beekeeping Course

2025 Spring Beginners Course is still in the planning stage
Please check back here in October for updates or send us an email...
Beginners Beekeeping Course - Spring 2024
The 2024 course bookings are now closed and cost £180, just for the course
It is a condition of enrolling on the course that you are a member of GBKCIO, to cover insurances.

The course fee includes a copy of BBKA's Guide to Beekeeping or alternative.

Full Membership of GBKCIO includes:
1) Gwent Beekeepers CIO full membership for 2024
2) British Beekeeping Association membership 2024
3) Bee disease insurance for 2024 (upto 3 hives)

Membership and insurance are until 31st December 2024 which will then need renewing for the continued practical sessions.
The course will consist of eight theory lecture sessions that will be delivered as part of a two hour session and will also include time for tea or coffee and a discussion with questions and answers.
The course is held at the Holden Apiary and Study centre at Llanover road, Llanfair Kilgeddin.

Places are allocated on first booked and paid basis and can’t be reserved.
Information on this page is subject to change when we have finalised the details.

Topics

Some of the topics that will be covered in the lectures are:
Life in the beehive
Getting to know the basics
The beekeepers year
Swarming
Things that go wrong
Bee Diseases
Fruits of your labour and honey processing.

We will also have honey from the apiary for sale.
GBKA Membership
As a member of the association you will be able to join the monthly association apiary sessions where you will be able to observe experienced beekeepers working with the bees ask questions and discuss beekeeping over a cup of tea. You will be able to observe techniques learnt being put into practice, particularly inspection procedures, and hygiene best practices. You will understand the use of good record keeping and basic disease control. You will see a variety of hive components and much more.
Details
To complete this course you must be comfortable and confident around bees. If you are in any doubt, then it is highly recommended that you should try one of our taster sessions before enrolling on this course.
There are a limited number of places on the course. These will be allocated on a first paid basis. If you have any questions then please contact The Beginners Administrator:
By submitting your details you agree that your contact details will be shared among GBK CIO organisers.

Please click on the link below for directions
Other Courses
Now that we have a full time facility, the Committee are considering the possibility of offering other courses.

These are still very much in the planning stage, so watch this space for more details.
Address
Gwent Beekeepers CIO
The Holden Apiary & Study Centre
Llanover Road
Llanfair Kilgeddin
ABERGAVENNY
NP7 9DY
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Contact
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secretary@gwentbeekeepers.co.uk

Membership Secretary: membership@gwentbeekeepers.co.uk

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