| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| Oxford-Sandy-Man |
Education needed.. story of my life!Can anyone please advise me on where a good place is to start with bee's, good beginers books etc.I'm not in the market to start keeping bee's at the moment (mainly because I know nothing about bee keeping) but my partner and I have been thinking of trying bee's for a while and we love to learn more and find out if they are for us! Any advice, pro or con welcome! Thanks |
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| jamanda |
I like this | ||
| lottie |
The best way to decide if bees are for you is to get in touch with your local association---they often have beginners/introductory courses in the spring and even if they don't will usually be happy for you to go to meetings and have a go at handling bees at apiary meets with no obligations---members are usually happy to lend newbies a suit/gloves to have a go and see what it feels like. Some colleges sometimes run courses as well. If anyone near me wanted to "have a go" next year to see how they felt about bees I'd be happy to let them have a try and I'm sure most beekeepers are the same---we want to encourage people to take it up. | ||
| Barefoot Andrew |
O-S-M - see Jenna's post here.
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| chez |
I'd recommend that one, Hooper is good, despite his irrational hatred of WBC's  . I second what Lottie says about joining a local group, too.
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