WITH honeybee numbers in decline, Bicton College is encouraging people who may be interested in keeping bees to attend a one-day introductory course next month.
WITH honeybee numbers in decline, Bicton College is encouraging people who may be interested in keeping bees to attend a one-day introductory course next month.
Ottery St Mary professional beekeepers Ken and Dan Basterfield, both members of the British Beekeepers Association, will teach about caring for honeybees, swarming, harvesting, health and important issues regarding taking on a hive.
Course organiser Kitrina Bishop said: "We want people to engage with bees and wildlife in their gardens and get joy and pleasure from it.
"The more hives there are, the more resilient the whole Devon honeybee population is to the outbreak of disease."
The course, on Saturday, October 3, from 9.30am to 4.30pm, costs �60, including lunch and protective equipment.
For more information call Nick Nicholls (01395) 562347, visit www.bickton.ac.uk or email kbishop@bicton.ac.uk.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here