Courses

Next course: Introduction to Bee Keeping, Sunday 19 January 2025 (TBC) ..see below for more information.

Did you know.........that honey bee colonies consist of a single queen, 100s of male drones and 20,000 to 80,000 female workers. Worker bees get up with the sun, they give themselves a quick clean, stretch their wings, then fly off foraging for food (pollen and nectar). Some workers stay behind and protect the hive, others go out looking for water. On returning to the hive, the worker plops the pollen into a cell, or passes (regurgitates) the nectar to another bee to process and place into a cell. The workers tell each other, by a sun or ‘waggle’ dance, where the best food or water source is so they get the most out of their day. As the sun fades, it is time for the workers to return to the hive and do some housekeeping – cleaning out the cells, doing some hive maintenance and removing debris from other bees ‘coats’. Finally, sleep. As the sun rises the next day, it starts all over again.  

Come and do a course with us and you will certainly know more than this when you leave.

We have courses offering three different levels of knowledge; Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced. We also offer a special Refresher course where the content is determined by the participants. 

Each course is practical, hands-on, small group, only available to participants over the age of 16 years of age. As you travel your bee journey, John is happy to mentor you and answer (via email) your bee questions as you sort through the extensive amount of information collected during and after the course. 

What is provided: gloves, bee veil, course notes and 'party bag', morning tea. A few lightweight suits or jackets are available for loan during the course.

When you need to bring:  long loose pants, long-sleeve lightweight collared shirt, socks, covered-in shoes, water bottle.

Where: Tewantin (Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia).

Duration: All courses, other than the Refresher course, are 3-3.5 hours; the Refresher course is approximately 2 hours.

When: All courses start at 9am. See below for date of the next course (or contact us for future dates).

Cost: All courses other than the Refresher course cost $100 per person; the Refresher 'course' is $10 per person unless otherwise stated.