Paul,
A very Happy New Year to you too. Quick question about your beginners' course;
I have not yet kept bees, having failed to find a swarm last year, but have
done much reading, been on several courses, on both natural and standard
beekeeping, and am pretty happy with being able to be in a good place to start
this season - would you still recommend coming on the course or maybe wait for
the course later in the year.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Regards,
Rich
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Subject: [oxnatbees] OxNatBees Beginner beekeeper course - Feb 2019
Hi everyone,
I am offering a short course for complete newbees - those people on the
OxNatBees list who do NOT YET HAVE BEES and have no previous experience but
plan to start in 2019.
The aim is to get complete novices to a point where they can make an informed
choice about why/what/where/how - first steps covering the very basics
including: why natural beekeeping, obtaining bees, hive types that might suit
them, where to place, what equipment they will need, non-invasive monitoring,
and a Q&A session, etc.
Date/Time: 2 to 5PM on a Saturday in February - exact date tbd
Location: Steeple Aston, OX25 4SR
Cost: £25
(As it will be cold no hives will be opened.)
Note that I plan to offer another course or two later in the year for others
who are more beginners to intermediate; but complete newbees need to start
planning and preparing in winter, so they are ready to populate hives before
swarms appear, which can be as early as the end of March.
If you are a complete newbee and interested in the above course please email me
direct on: paul.honigmann@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:paul.honigmann@xxxxxxxxx>
And - Happy New Year!
Paul
