Complete Beekeeping Bundle

Course overview

This course is aimed at anyone looking to work with Bees as a hobby or career. Beekeeping is a pastime that is not only interesting but certainly environmentally friendly. Through this course you can discover so much more about bees, beekeeping, honey production and using bee products.

Throughout this bundled course you’ll learn the fundamentals of Beekeeping: from extracting honey to using a smoker and managing pests and disease within the colony.

This course is conducted by a Qualified and experienced Beekeeping Educator with years of experience in the Beekeeping Industry. Our beekeeping short courses are an investment in your bees, the environment, and your own ability to get the most from your beekeeping experience.

We have a range of Bee Keeping courses available, make sure you check them out! This course includes practical work with live honey bees.

During this course there will be excursions & tours to an operating commercial Apiary. Details will be provided to students in the first lesson. Students will need to provide their own transport to and from this local Apiary.

This 6 lesson bundle is a combination of three short courses that are also available as standalone programs:

• Beginning in Bees (2 lessons)
  This course is designed to give the would-be or novice beekeeper the knowledge, skills, and confidence to keep and manage a colony of Honey bees. You will gain knowledge and learn practical skills to guide you in Best Practice beekeeping whatever method you choose or practice be it Langstroth, Flowhive, Top Bar or Warre.

• Honey Bee Health Management (2 lessons)
  Students in this course will be taught how to manage healthy Honey bees by knowing and being able to identify/rectify “problems” your bees might experience.

• Seasonal Management of Honey Bees (2 lessons) 
  Honey bees behave and perform differently at different times of the year and in different situations. This course will help you to gain the knowledge and practical skills to maximise your Beekeeping success.

We also have another short course which may interest you, this is a standalone course – Introduction to Australian Native Bees.

Course outcome:

• Statement of Participation