Beginner Beekeeping Course

Get involved as a hobbyist or begin a road to commercial bee farming, either way, you need to get more knowledge and hands-on experience. It’s like a test drive before you buy!

For a full breakdown of the beginner beekeeping course please see the bee course outline below.

The full-day beginner beekeeping course includes a practical demonstration of working a beehive as well as a theory about beekeeping.

Register now to come to the Next Bee Course!

The PRACTICAL BeeKeeping demo includes each learner removing a frame from a live beehive and inspecting it. A search for the queen bee and description of comb, drone cells, larvae, eggs and internal workings of the hive. All learners participate in a practical exercise with a live beehive.

You will be able to purchase any necessary equipment such as bee suit and gloves but we also offer the equipment for rent.

A minimum of 6 candidates is required to run the beekeeping course so be sure to bring a friend!

• Overview of the bee industry in South Africa
• Biology of the honeybee
• Basic beekeeping equipment
• Beginner beekeeping Course
• General hive management
• Harvesting and storing honey
• Beeswax and other bee byproducts
• Practical LIVE demonstration
• Working with bees
• What beekeeping models there are
• Demanding industries in beekeeping
• Experience beekeeping for the first time!