Web: www.northantsbees.org.uk Information: The course meets once a Repeats on: 6 May to 9 July
Information: Eight theory sessions, two month and consists of four Time: 18.30–20.30
practical sessions handling classroom sessions followed by Venue: Applebee Apiary one practical at the
bees and one extra optional Association’s apiary. Assistance Cost: £60
session for hive construction is given in obtaining equipment Contact: John Everett, Applebee Apiary,
Oxfordshire and bees. Bramerton Lane, Rockland St Mary, Norwich NR14 7HE
Association: Oxford Worcestershire Telephone: 01508 538 231
Course Title: Beekeeping for Beginners Association: Worcestershire Email: everettapplebee@lineone.net
Tutors: Ian James, Martin Seth Smith, Course Title: Introduction to Practical Web: www.applebeeorchard.co.uk
Terry Thomas Beekeeping Information: A course aimed at those people
Date: April to September Tutors: Martyn and Cheryl Cracknell who want to start beekeeping
Time: 18.30 Date: 14 January to 5 April and want hands on experience
Venue: Teaching Apiary, Woodstock Time: 19.00–21.00 along with some theoretical
Cost: £35.00 knowledge. Students willVenue: Countryside Centre, Worcester
Contact: Sally Moyes monitor a hive during theCost: £80.00
Telephone: 01865 880288 course. Each course is limited to Contact: M Cracknell, Honeylands, 14 students. The last evening we
Email: sallymoyes@ntlworld.com Abberton Road, Bishampton talk about doing the BBKA Basic
Web: www.oxfordshirebeekeepers.com WR10 2LU exam. Full details can be
Shropshire Telephone: 01386 462385 e-mailed or posted to
Email: martyn@cracknellz.freeserve.co.uk prospective candidates. Identical Association: Ludlow and District courses run on Wed and Thurs
Web: www.beekeepingcourse.Course Title: Beginners Course evenings.
website.orange.co.ukTutors: Association Members
Information: Eight Wednesday evening SuffolkDate: 28 March and 25 April
classes and two Saturday Organiser: Assington MillTime: 10.00–17.30
mornings Course Title: Beekeeping for Beginners
Venue: Knowbury Village Hall,
Knowbury, Ludlow, Shropshire EASTERN ENGLAND Tutor: Simon Cousins
Date: 14 March Cost: £35 including 1 year’s Cambridgeshire
membership Repeats on: 11 JulyAssociation: Peterborough and District
Contact: Andy Vanderhook, The Old Time: 9.45–16.30Course Title: Introductory Course
Forge, Baveney Wood, Venue: Assington MillDate: 7 March to 11 April
Cleobury Mortimer DY14 8JD Cost: £70Repeats on: 1 to 22 August
Telephone: 01299 841379 Contact: Anne Holden, Assington Mill,Time: 14.30–16.30
Email: andy.vanderhook@care4free.net Assington, Sudbury, SuffolkVenue: Sacrewell Training Centre CO10 5LZ
Information: The first day is devoted to Cost: £60
theory and is followed up a Telephone: 01787 229955
month later by a half day Contact: George Newton, 65 Queen Email: info@assingtonmill.com
practical session in a Street, Yaxley, Peterborough Web: www.assingtonmill.comPE7 3JE
member’s apiary Information: This course covers life cycle,Telephone: 01733 243349
the inhabitants of the hive and Staffordshire
Email: george_newton1@hotmail.com their functions; how to set up
Association: South Staffordshire Web: www.beesinpeterborough.org an apiary; what equipment to
Course Title: Beekeeping for Beginners Information: This course is suitable for buy; the bee calendar and
Date: 1 May to 30 June diseasesanyone wishing to find out
Time: Thursday evenings and about bees and beekeeping. Organiser: Assington Mill
Saturday mornings Association: Cambridgeshire Course Title: Hands On The Hive
Venue: South Staffs Apiary near Course Title: Beekeeping for Beginners Tutor: Simon Cousins
Stafford Tutor: Stephen Poyser Date: 10 May
Cost: £15 Date: 14 January to 11 March Time: 14.30–16.30
Contact: Tony Burton, 96 Weeping Time: 19.30 Venue: Assington Mill
Cross, Stafford ST17 0DH Venue: Chesterton Community College, Cost: £35
Telephone: 01785 66 33 40 Gilbert Road, Cambridge Contact: Anne Holden, Assington Mill,
Email: tony@loweaves.fsnet.co.uk CB4 3NY Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk
Web: www.southstaffsbeekeepers. CO10 5LZCost: £15
co.uk Telephone: 01787 229955Contact: Stephen Poyser, 17 Gog Magog
Warwickshire Way, Stapleford, Cambridge Email: info@assingtonmill.comCB22 5BQ Web: www.assingtonmill.com
Association: Stratford–upon–Avon Telephone: 01223 840370 Information: A Sunday afternoon meeting
Course Title: Introduction to Beekeeping Email: stephen.poyser@tesco.net covering the inhabitants of the
Tutors: Mike Osborne hive; how to dismantle theWeb: www.cbka.org.uk
Date: 22 January to 4 May hive and how to identify theInformation: We expect the course to be
Time: 19.00–21.30 different members. This is afully subscribed but please very small class.
Venue: Stratford College contact Stephen Poyser for
Cost: £30.00 Organiser: Field Studies Councildetails.
Contact: Mike Osborne, Oak Lodge, Course Title: Introducing Beekeeping
Kings Lane, Snitterfield, Norfolk Tutor: Dr Julia Pigott
Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 0RB Organiser: Applebee Apiary Date: 22 to 24 May
Telephone: 01789 731745 Course Title: Practical Beekeeping for Time: 16.00 Friday – 16.00 Sunday
Email: mjrosborne@btinternet.com Beginners Venue: Flatford Mill
Web: www.stratford-upon-avon. Tutors: John Everett Cost: £202 (£182 shared room)
freeserve.co.uk Date: 5 May to 8 July (£142 non-resident)
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