You could try asking at your local Men’s Shed. They are often keen to help with projects like this.
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Full details of the course are still being finalised however, topics will include
· Basic equipment requirements
· Legal obligations
· Recognition and control of diseases
· Time requirements and cost estimates
· Where to get equipment and bees
· Question and Answer session
There will be an opportunity to see live bees in our observation hive and, weather permitting, a hands-on experience opening the club hives.
Some protective suits and veils will be available but please bring your own bee suit if you have one.
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Hive ware workshop at Marlborough Research centre 2pm.
Demonstration of building and protecting hive ware, cleaning up/fixing old gear, novel things we use to make life easy while beekeeping and discussion of how to position hives and what you might need to consider like ant traps.