Starting Up Small-Scale Beekeeping – Aberdeenshire, 14 March | Event in Aberdeen | AllEvents

Starting Up Small-Scale Beekeeping – Aberdeenshire

Scotland's Farm Advisory Service - FAS

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Sat, 14 Mar • 10:30 AM

4.5 hours

Thainstone Agricultural Centre, Inverurie, AB51 5, United Kingdom

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Date & Location

Sat, 14 Mar • 10:30 AM (GMT)

Thainstone Agricultural Centre, Inverurie, AB51 5

Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Inverurie, AB51 5, United Kingdom, Aberdeen

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About the event

Starting Up Small-Scale Beekeeping – Aberdeenshire
Lorraine Johnston, Bee Advisory Officer for SRUC Veterinary Services, will talk you through everything you need to know if you are thinking of starting up or have recently started beekeeping.

You will learn about the life-cycle of the honey bee, how they pollinate flowers and crops, and how to keep healthy honey bees.

We will cover:

- Equipment
- Costs
- Obtaining bees
- Swarming
- Native bee considerations
- Legal responsibilities
- Disease and pests
- Feeding
- Siting an apiary

We start at 10.30am and finish at 3pm. Lunch, tea and coffee provided. Free of charge for smallholders, crofters and farmers.


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Starting Up Small-Scale Beekeeping – Aberdeenshire, 14 March | Event in Aberdeen | AllEvents
Starting Up Small-Scale Beekeeping – Aberdeenshire
Sat, 14 Mar • 10:30 AM