Description
The Association negotiates a discounted price for a hive package, including the basic equipment, a British National hive and the bees, which you can purchase. In this case, the practical course is delivered at a temporary apiary where you will do the activities on your own bees, and at the end of the 5 weeks you will take your bees to your own home or apiary location.
Proposed dates: 10, 17, 24 and 31 May, 7 June 2027 (five sessions on consecutive Mondays). These dates are indicative only, and can be altered depending on the weather or when the bees will be ready.
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm.
Venue: Escrick Learning Apiary (more details and directions will be given to those attending nearer the time.)
Hive Package to contain:
British Standard National hive (cedar or polystyrene hive options)
– Roof
– Crown Board with 2 x Porter Bee Escapes,
– 2 x Super Boxes
– Brood Box, Varroa Floor (Including Mesh) with Slide Out Inspection Tray
– 22 SN4 National Hoffman Super Frames and Wired Premium Foundation
– 11 DN4 National Hoffman Brood Frames and Wired Premium Foundation
– National Deep Dummy Board (this was absent from the package last year)
6 Frame Buckfast Nucleus inc. Poly Nucleus with Feeder
2 Piece Ratchet Strap Set, 5m x 25mm
National Feeder
Stainless Steel Hive Tool 260mm
Smoker Large – BeeTools
Uncapping Fork
Bee Brush
Prices:
Cedar option: £637.00 (including VAT)
Polystyrene option: £667.90 (including VAT)
IMPORTANT: these prices are indicative only at this stage, we will update as soon as we have confirmation from the supplier
The equipment will be paid for and collected directly from the supplier in February 2027. Detailed instruction will be given.
Please note a bee suit is NOT included in the package. You will have to source your own before the practical starts.
NOTE: if you are buying the course as a present, please add the name and email address of the person attending to the notes at the checkout.
