Beekeeping for Beginners

Spring 2012

22nd February -30th March 2011

6 week course of lectures for beginners

• Introduction to Beekeeping
• Overview of beekeeping equipment and types of bees
• Lifecycle of the honeybee, bumblebee and wasp
• The Beekeeping Year: from swarming to honey harvest
• Extraction, straining, jarring and labelling of honey
• Products of the hive and their medicinal uses, stings, allergies and bee diseases

Wednesday Evenings at 7.30pm at Belmont Academy, Nursery Road, Ayr, KA7 2PG

Course fee £50  (includes membership of Ayr & District Beekeepers' Association for one year and access to the club apiary and equipment throughout the summer

Course vouchers available NOW!

Cheques should be made payable to Ayr & District Beekeepers  Association and sent to

Mrs Lindsay Baillie
Windyhill Cottage
Uplands Road
Ayr
KA6 5JU

Tel 01292 570659

Please include address, phone number and email address

If you require further information please contact Mrs Lindsay Baillie on 01292 570659.