The 2024 Beginners Course Is Now Open!

The course is aimed at anyone interested in taking up beekeeping, and assumes no prior knowledge or experience, though those with some experience may also find it valuable.

The course is aimed at anyone who wishes to take up beekeeping, and assumes no prior knowledge.
The course consists of a series of 6 talks given by experienced members of the Association,on various aspects of beekeeping.
The talks will be held on Thursday evenings in April and May 2023, 7.30 p.m.at Coytrahen Community Hall.
Each talk will be followed by a practical session on the following Sunday, between 10.00 a.m. and 12.30 p.m, at our Apiary in Bryngarw Country Park. These sessions will give participants hands-on experience of handling and managing bees.
If you do not have a bee suit, the Association can lend you one for the duration of the course. Please bring suitable footwear such as wellingtons or ankle length boots, and a pair of rubber household gloves. All other equipment will be provided. If the weather on Sundays is unsuitable for opening beehives, we will still meet, to discuss practical aspects of beekeeping.
Members are welcome to attend our regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month, held at Coytrahen Community Hall. Following the course itself, there will be practical sessions on Sundays at our Apiary, open to all members.

If you have any queries about the course, or anything else about beekeeping please get in touch with me. We hope to have an introductory session at the Apiary, before the start of the course.

If you have experienced a reaction to bee stings requiring medical intervention, or if you are taking medication that could be affected by bee stings, please inform the course organiser before the first practical session.

Greg Nuttgens , Course organiser, Tel 01656 773501, Email gnuttgens@yahoo.co.uk