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🐝 Beekeeping Essentials Course — A Practical Introduction for Aspiring Beekeepers
Whether you're considering beekeeping and want to understand the costs and commitments, or you've already acquired a hive and need help managing it—this course gives you the confidence and clarity to begin.
📦 What You'll Learn:
Is Beekeeping Right for Me? Understand legal requirements, medical considerations, and relevant codes of practice.
The Hive and Its Tools Learn about hive components, setup options, and essential accessories.
Protective Gear & Safety Explore your options for clothing, equipment, and safe handling techniques.
Meet the Bees Discover bee castes, common strains, and how to create a bee-friendly garden.
Getting Started with Your First Hive Tips on sourcing bees, setting up your colony, and what to expect.
Working with the Seasons Gain insight into seasonal hive management and hands-on practice.
Pests and Diseases Identify and manage threats like small hive beetle, wax moth, and varroa mite.
Live Hive Inspections (weather permitting) Observe hive health, behavior, and management techniques up close.
📌 Bookings Essential 🗓 Next course: Saturday, 04 October, 2025 at 09:30
📍 The Heights, 2–4 Layton Crescent, Newtown VIC 🔗
Visit https://geelongbeekeepersclub.org.au/ to book
Cost:
Members $150, Non Members $195** includes -
Extensive notes and information, disease identification cards and club cap
Tea/Coffee and morning tea are provided. BYO lunch
Bee suits and gloves are provided to those participants who do not have their own suit, however BYO your own Bee suit if you have one.
Please wear light coloured clothing, long trousers, socks and solid footwear
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Heights, 2-4 Layton Cres, Newtown VIC 3220, Australia, Geelong
