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Our beekeeping experiences and workshops are very calm and relaxed throughout as this is the best way to approach bees and observe them. The workshop will take place in one of our apiaries, which are all rural and centred around Bridport, in beautiful West Dorset. Our experiences are mesmerising and you will be amazed at how much you can learn in this enthralling day.The one day workshop is a chance to go a bit deeper into the endlessly fascinating subject of honeybees, to find out more about colony behaviours and the role of the beekeeper. Most importantly you get to spend more time handling and observing the bees.
As with the shorter experience, we will start by having a general chat amongst the group about pollinators and bees in general and then explain a little about honeybees and colony behaviours in a bit more detail. On the one day workshop we have time to delve into more of the exquisite detail of honeybee colony behaviour, which means you will learn about some of the nuances of swarms and honeybee communication.
We'll show you how to handle the essential equipment before we break for lunch. After lunch we will get our suits on and go to meet the bees. At the hives, we will spend some time observing the bees in flight from the entrance and we will explain the activities they are undertaking. Weather and bees permitting, everyone will hold some frames of bees and take a close look at them with the hope of seeing the queen, while at all times one of our beekeeping team will be at your side.
After visiting the bees, we come back together to have a drink and a chat about the experience and to give you the chance to ask questions about bees. We love chatting about bees so are happy to answer questions, and there are always lots of questions about these incredible insects.
The beekeeping workshop will start at 10am, so arrive a little before this, and will finish at approximately 4pm.
You can find out more about us at www.thedorsetbee.co.uk
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Dorset Croft, Stoke Abbott,Beaminster, Bridport, United Kingdom
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