Petersfield Community Centre
Starting at GBP 55
Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm - Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 04:30 pm (GMT+00:00)
Petersfield Community Centre
Love Lane, Petersfield, United Kingdom
The course begins with four 1 1/2 hour covering the basics of bees and beekeeping. Following these theory sessions, as the bee keeping season proper begins, the course moves to the PDBKA apiary where you will put theory into practice through a number of afternoon meetings of practical bee keeping led by experienced bee keepers.
The course fee includes Associate membership of the PDBKA and covers all the course sessions plus access to the Apiary for the rest of the season's meetings. Weather permitting,the Apiary is open each Wednesday and Sunday afternoon. The course is just the beginning and trainees are welcome and encouraged to join other bee keepers at the Apiary throughout the season to continue learning, sharing experience and enjoying the craft of bee keeping.
To find out more about PDBKA follow this link Petersfield and District Beekeepers Association – Beekeeping in the NE of Hampshire
Info: Topics: Establishing an apiary; colony management across the year; importance of record keeping; importance of keeping healthy bees.
Info: Topics: Suits; smokers; hive tools; the basic hive; hive components and assembly.
Info: Topics: Preparation and manipulation of frames
Info: Topics: Maintenance of an apiary site
Info: Topics: Bee life cycle; colony life cycle; swarming
Info: Topics: Honey composition; Variations; Harvesting; Treatment - Storage, Selling & Distributing. Wax and its use in the hive; extraction and cleaning; candles; polishes; balms
Info: Topics: Yellow legged hornet - a threat to your bees and what to do about it.
Info: After the theory sessions are complete, the training continues with hands-on beekeeping sessions held at PDBKA's own apiary just outside Petersfield. Dates for the practical sessions will be dependent on the weather and you are welcome to attend as many practical sessions as you like during the season.
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Tickets for PDBKA Beginner Beekeepers Training - Theory and Practical Sessions 2026 can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | 55 GBP |
