Where
The Honey Pot is in 2010...
Monthly Farmers'
Markets
Belper Farmers' Market
2nd Saturday of the month, Market Place, Belper, Derbyshire.
Bakewell Farmers' Market
Normally the last Saturday of the month, Agricultural Business
Centre, Bakewell,
Derbyshire.
See
images from one of our Farmers' Markets...click here
Subject to change, usual times 9am - 2pm, see home page for this
months updates
This years shows:
Art in Action, Waterperry House, Nr. Wheatley, Oxford.
Beekeeping Demonstration including our Observation Hive
O
/ H.....click here.
Plus honey tasting and honey sales.
Thursday 15th, Friday 16th, Saturday 17th, Sunday 18th July
For more information about Art in Action where hundreds of artists
will be demonstrating their work, visit their web site
www.artinaction.org.uk
See
the observation bee hive...click here
O
/ H we some times demonstrate beekeeping at a few shows
each year, see this page for any shows planned, if it has the
above logo, it denotes we will be taking the observation bee,
click on O
/ H to find out more about our observation hive
Other Outlets Include
The Honey Pot, Markeaton Park Craft Village, Markeaton Lane, Derby.
Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Derby.
Lanes Garden Centre, Breaston Lane, Risley, Derbyshire.
Derby Cathedral Centre, Gift Shop, 18 Iron Gate, Derby.
"Dad can I keep bees"?
"Only when you've been on one of the courses below!"
Beekeeping Courses on apiculture 2009
Monthly sessions for the beginners
These are very popular and are held at Crich in Derbyshire
on the first Tuesday at 7.30pm each month, giving topical tips
for the beginners and a reminder to the experts, click on the
monthly what's on in the home page and the link for more details.
www.dbka.org.uk...click
here
Weekend intensive beginners' beekeeping course.
Held at Cilgwri in a
picturesque Welsh valley near Corwen, North Wales.
Numbers are strictly limited so please book early.
Dates: 7th and 8th August 2010
Cost: £130 plus VAT
Prior knowledge: none
B&B Accommodation: available at the venue (www.cilgwri.com)
and at
local farms and Inns
Contact: Steve Rose on 01490 460554 or
steve@cilgwri.com
Hilary Lambert Membership Secretary of the Derbyshire Beekeepers
Association is running courses from here Home Apiaries this year,
numbers are limited, email me for details
For other courses in Derbyshire
contact Margaret Cowley or Broomfield Hall below, this is from
last years courses.
Course Tutor: Margaret Cowley
Margaret has been a beekeeper for over 20 years. She has a Masters
Degree in Entomology, is a qualified teacher and holds the British
Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) Certificate in Apiculture. Margaret
is also the Deputy Editor of Bee Craft, the Official Journal of
the BBKA.
Spring Introduction to Beekeeping ... 2008
Running over 8 Saturday mornings at Broomfield Hall, Morley near
Derby. Starting on Saturday May 3rd 2008 10:00 - 12:00
Contact Derby College, Broomfield Hall tel: 01332 836600
Or email:
Cost £104 which includes Open College Network registration
and certification. Concessions are available. This qualification
is based on compiling a portfolio of coursework.
Summer Introduction to Beekeeping ... 2008
Book early for the 2008 course as these courses are always oversubscribed.
Running over 5 Saturday mornings at Three Roofs Apiary, Quarndon,
Derby Starts on Saturday August 2nd 2008 9:00 - 12:15
For information on future courses email:
bees@honeybee.org.uk Cost £52. Note the Summer course
is not offered through Derby College and does not lead to an Open
College Network qualification.
"Meet the bees" taster sessions.
Cost £28 for an hour's one-to-one tuition in an apiary
email:meetthebees@honeybee.org.uk
The courses are practically based and are ideal for people who
are thinking of taking up beekeeping as a hobby.
More details available from:
bees@honeybee.org.uk or ring
Derby College: 0800 028 0289
Here are some of the things that are covered on the courses:
Where to put your bee hive
What equipment you will need
Where to buy bees and queen bees
Honey bee biology
What to do when
Flowers, nectar and pollen
Honey!
Beeswax and candle making
Keeping bees healthy
For further information on the course email:
bees@honeybee.org.uk
And finally if you are thinking about being a beekeeper, The Honey
Pot has a leaflet called "How to Start Beekeeping"
Click on Products...Cash and Carry Beekeeping Equipment...Books.
For the list of books and information leaflets available at The
Honey Pot, these leaflets can be posted to you.
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