Introductory Training
Warwick & Leamington Beekeepers (WLBK) offers training at Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced levels, as well as providing workshops such as skep-making, swarm collection and making use of wax.
WLBK Taster Days
Each Summer, WLKB offers one or more "Taster Days". These provide the opportunity to handle bees (if the delegate wishes), and decide whether beekeeping is for you. Others attend just for general knowledge and personal satisfaction.
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Beekeeping Taster Days
WLBK Introduction to Beekeeping Course (ITB) 2025
W&L Beekeepers holds weekend courses in Spring each year, covering the major basic theory elements of managing honey bees. The course enables attendees to enjoy looking after their own beehives safely and competently and is a first step in beekeeping. The course complements hands-on training which is available at most of the branches that course participants may wish to join. Being a Member of Warwick & Leamington Beekeepers is not a pre-requisite to joining our Introduction to Beekeeping Course.
The next Introduction to Beekeeping Course will take place on:
Saturday 26th 9am to 6pm and Sunday 27th April, 2pm to 6pm
Venue: Burton Green Village Hall, Red Lane, CV8 1PF
Cost: £125
Limited to 25 participants
To sign up please go to Introduction to Beekeeping 2025
WLBK "Hands on" Practical Beekeeping Training (PBT)
For those wanting to complement theory with practice, our branch will then provide its novice members with a more experienced beekeeper as a mentor, one evening per week practical training at our training apiary near Kenilworth/Warwick University and will give guidance on sourcing equipment and a colony of bees.
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Practical Beekeeping TrainingYour learning curve at both theory and practical levels will have been steep in your first year, and rewarded hopefully, by successfully bringing colonies through their first Winter.
