weekend course

introduction to beekeeping


location: nr Bridport, Dorset

This immensely popular residential course covers all the basics of starting up with bees, and takes you to the hives to try them out.

Celebrated instructor David Wiscombe combines decades of experience with a healthy recognition that there's always more to learn in the ancient art of the apiarist.

dates: see 'book online' below

more on beekeeping


how to book:

 

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arrive:
 
4pm on Friday. Residential guests are asked to arrive before 6pm to settle in before the meal, after which there's usually an introductory session
depart:
 
3pm on Sunday
directions:
 
sent with booking confirmation
what to bring:
  work / waterproof clothes; pen and notebook; towel (meals and bedding are provided) NO DOGS PLEASE
let us know:
 
if you have any special dietary or other needs
accommodation:
 
2-6 people sharing single-sex rooms (with a single room supplement, space permitting), camping also available
meals:
 
all meals included from supper at 6pm on the first evening through lunch at 1pm on the third day, excluding breakfast for non-residential participants
price:
 
£215 residential (discounted rate of £195 for residential guests not coming in cars), £145 non-residential, £165 camping.
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course
car sharing:
 
visit our car sharing forum to offer or request a lift
 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


the venue is an organic intentional community within walking distance of Dorset's Jurassic coast