Urban Beekeeping Workshop for Beginners

Learn all you need to start your path into beekeeping (with option to include a fully operational beehive)


Gus German
Gus German
4.9 (24)

5 hours

Class size 1 to 8 (public classes), 6 to 12

$279 - $349 (Afterpay available)
($349 per guest when you book for 1 guest, $279/guest for 2+ guests)

Sydney
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Flowers and Plants
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Gardening
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Sustainability
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Kid Friendly
These days, it is impossible to know if the honey you are buying is real honey or just water with sugar. The only way to ensure that the honey is pure and unadulterated is by producing it yourself.
In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn everything you need to know about bees, the equipment needed and how much honey and wax you can expect.
To maintain a beehive is no way near as difficult as it sounds. It is very easy to have a couple of beehives in your backyard and the bees will do most of the work for you! Plus, bees that live in an urban environment are a lot healthier than those in the country because they have a wider variety of healthy and cared-for gardens from which to extract nectar.
During this workshop, you'll learn that bees feed themselves, all you need to provide them with is a water source and a safe space.
Over five hours, we will cover:
  • An introduction to beekeeping
  • What is honey?
  • The history of beekeeping
  • Honey flora – the importance of bees
  • Legislation – locating the hive
  • How to get the bees
  • Honey bees – castes, life cycles, re-queening, types of cells
  • Bee dancing and what it means
  • Swarming and catching a swarm
  • Sourcing bees from a supplier
  • Collecting the pollen and nectar
  • Beehive management and inspections
  • Splitting a hive
  • Relocating a hive
  • Harvesting the honey and the wax
  • Honey bee products
  • Australian native bees vs European bees
  • Bee stings
  • Bee health, pest and diseases and how to treat them
  • Beeswax uses – candles, cosmetics, soap
  • Flow Hive
  • Initial and ongoing cost of beekeeping
  • Practical demonstration – opening a hive and inspecting it
Having bees at home is an extremely rewarding experience, you get to interact with nature in a very intimate way and will learn about these fascinating and intelligent creatures.
The workshop will be delivered in an interactive classroom environment by professional trainers and beekeepers. Beekeeping equipment is displayed and living hives are available for inspection.
Option for Fully Operational Beehive and Mentoring includes the following items:
  • A 2-level (10 frames each level) Langstroth Beehive, fully operational with a gentle Queen, bees, honey and babies
  • Installation of Beehive at your home backyard within Greater Sydney (contact me for other areas)
  • 6 months of maintenance and mentoring


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Save $140 when you book with a friend
Add-ons available for this class
  • Add a Fully Operational Beehive and Mentoring ($1,200)
  • Add a 500g jar honey ($15)
  • Add 1Kg fresh honey ($25)
  • Add 2Kg fresh honey ($45)
  • Add 3Kg fresh honey ($60)
  • Add a Full Honey Extraction Experience ($90)
You can add these when you book (optional).
 
Knowledge required
No prior knowledge required. Suitable for anyone interested in learning about the fundamentals of beekeeping.
 
What you'll get
Beekeeping suits and tools are available to use during the demonstrations with the live hives.
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
  • Identify the various methods of beekeeping
  • Source suitable bees and beehive position
  • Know about the regulations pertaining to beekeeping
  • Maintain a beehive successfully
  • Harvest honey and render wax
  • Recognise pests and diseases affecting bees
  • Distinguish the various products made from honey and wax.
What to bring
Please wear long pants and enclosed shoes.
 
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party or hens party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 12 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a cool gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Lugarno, NSW

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Gus German
Gus German

4.9 (24)

We, at the Bee Protection Society want to do what we can to protect the bees, particularly the bees in the urban environment. Bees in large cities have a lot going for them, but only as long as they are protected within a proper hive and under the care of someone that looks after them.
We want to educate people about these fascinating creatures and encourage them to install a beehive in their backyard. It is a very rewarding experience to know that you are helping bees survive and also to get honey and wax in return.
With over 30 years experience in beekeeping, we are fully qualified to help our community to achieve the best sustainable results while caring for bees.

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