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In the UK there are approximately 44,000 beekeepers looking after around 240,000 hives.
They produce 6000 tones of honey per year.
Each hive is worth about £400 to the agricultural economy.
We produce only 20% of the honey we consume - the rest is imported.

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Bee Farmers Course

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By Jean Mozley
Tutor, bees4u

Published 13.Oct.2012, 12:37pm

Course Title: How to become a Commercial Bee Keeper and make a living from your bees.

Date: 4th November 2012.

Time: 2.30pm - 6pm.

Venue: Briar Gate, White Horse Lane, Rhodes Minnis, Nr Canterbury, Kent, CT4 6XP.

The course topics will include:

How to increase your hives
How pollination contracts work
Bulk honey sales
How to sell in shops and farmers markets
How to sell nucs and queens
How to join the Bee Farmers Association
Questions and answers season.

Costs
Fee £45. A £5 non-returnable deposit made payable to bees4u will secure your place on this course. Send to: J. Mozley, 2 Church Cottages, School Lane Newington, Folkestone Kent, CT18 8AX.

More Information
For more information you can call 01303 273466 / 07952739795 or email bees4u@tiscali.co.uk.

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28.Oct.2012 10:26pm [ 1 ]

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