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Intro to Backyard Beekeeping
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In this workshop you can expect to learn everything from the inner workings of a bee hive to the healing properties of raw honey; how to maintain a healthy hive; to the wonders of swarms and how to keep them in check.
Weather permitting we'll also open a hive and have a hands-on demonstration.
Trainer Bio: Benedict Hughes – The Practical Beekeeper
Benedict is a well-known registered Beekeeper; as The Practical Beekeeper he collects swarms, manages hives, extracts honey, teaches and loves bees.
Benedict is a member of the Beekeeper State Quarantine Response Team with the Victorian Government (emergency beekeeper), is the resident Beekeeper at Ceres in Brunswick and is approved by the City of Darebin to keep bees in Darebin Parklands and Bundoora Park.
Benedict regularly runs school incursions about bees and beekeeping. Benedict also delivers adult educational courses at Melbourne Polytechnic and CERES (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies), Melbourne’s award-winning, not for profit sustainability centre.
You can find him on Facebook and Instagram as The Practical Beekeeper
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- The inner workings of a bee hive
- The healing properties of raw honey
- How to maintain a healthy hive, the wonders of swarms and how to keep them in check
- Weather permitting we'll also open a hive and have a hands-on demonstration
- Notepad
- Writing materials
- Washing up gloves
- Wide brim hat (not a sombrero)
Casual, long sleeves, long pants
09 April 2019 • Intro to Backyard Beekeeping
So informative! I feel confident taking the next step to keeping bees.
14 March 2019 • Intro to Backyard Beekeeping
This was a well designed course, run by Benedict Hughes, a very knowledgeable 'Practical Beekeeper'. Benedict provided a wealth of information to help us get started with backyard beekeeping and he was happy to answer all questions from the group. We went from having a level of anxiety about whether we could be backyard beekeepers to an understanding that we can do it, although there will be a lot more learning required as we go along. Benedict helped us to develop a respect for the bee colonies themselves and to understand our responsibilities as beekeepers and the complexities involved in practical backyard beekeeping.
10 March 2019 • Intro to Backyard Beekeeping
Was a very interesting and informative day with a very knowledgeable instructor. It was a shame that the heat prevented us from opening the hives but we felt we learnt what we needed to know to get started.