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Hidenborough, Tonbridge Area - Introduction to Beekeeping Course 2010

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Published 8.Dec.2009, 7:08pm

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John Hendrie will run a six-week theory course starting on Tuesday 26th January 2010 at Hildenborough Village Hall, Riding Lane, upstairs in Finzi room, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. No session on 23rd February, last session on 9th March.
There will be a charge based on £5 per session, so the 6-session course will cost £30.

Refreshments & handouts will be provided.
The Six sessions are:
1. Introduction, Importance of Beekeeping, Natural History of the honeybees
2. History. Equipment. Setting up an apiary
3. The Beekeeping year and colony management
4. Swarms. Reason for swarms, swarm control, swarm collection.
5. Queens. Pests and Diseases
6. Hive products. Getting started.

Applications with cheque for £30 payable to J Hendrie by 10th January 2010 sent to 26, Coldharbour Lane, Hildenborough. Tonbridge. TN11 9JT.

Please supply name and address with your cheque.

Course update 12/01/2010
Course now fully subscribed. Please wait for next course announcement.

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18 comment(s) on this page. Add your own comment below.

Ann Hensman

15.Jan.2010 10:00am [ 1 ]

Dear John, I see that your course is now full for January. Can you please let me know if you have any cancelations, I am very keen! Many thanks Ann

Lesley Compton

17.Jan.2010 6:44pm [ 2 ]

Please let me know when next course starts am very interested and live in tw, do you of any courses in west kent was told there is a course in burwash???

James Parfitt

20.Jan.2010 1:44pm [ 3 ]

Hi John, I am disappointed to have missed the course. Please let me know when the next one is planned for? Many thanks James.

John Watch this web page for updates! Regards webmaster

Becca Gallagher

20.Jan.2010 9:14pm [ 4 ]

I too, am dissapointed to have missed the course. Would it be possible to let me know when the next course is going to start? Perhaps even just when it is expected, is it just an annual course, or quaterly? many thanks in advance, Becca

Hi Becca,

It's not possible to give advance notice of course before advertised.

Regards Steve (web admin)

Chris Rieman

26.Feb.2010 10:10pm [ 5 ]

I live in Westerham and am wondering if there is likely to be a course nearer to me than Tonbridge?

Maggie S

6.Mar.2010 8:37am [ 6 ]

I am on the course - fantastic John - I was certain I wanted to keep bees before I came I am even more fired up now. 'though I think I need to plant a small hedghe to prevent the GD pups knocking over the hives first.

Paul

6.Mar.2010 1:22pm [ 7 ]

Wondered if you had another course planned in the near future?

alison@pillar-solutions.com

9.Mar.2010 1:08pm [ 8 ]

Please let me know when you have the next course. I'm in Tonbridge and would be very interested.

Gerry & Carol Lysaght

14.Mar.2010 7:50pm [ 9 ]

We are away on holiday until 19th April. Just took delivery of our hive (no bees as yet). We want to attend a course and have local contacts. Could you please let us know if you have any courses planned late April or in May. Thanks Look forward to hearing from you Gerry & Carol

Jenny

29.Mar.2010 1:59pm [ 10 ]

Hi, Yes we would be really interested in attending a course April/May time.

Colin Drage

22.Jun.2010 11:05am [ 11 ]

I heard recently that you might be holding another course at Hildenborough (I live in Sevenoaks). Can you let me know please if and when that will happen.

Charlie

4.Jul.2010 4:30pm [ 12 ]

Are there any plans to hold another course?

Tracy

6.Jul.2010 9:32pm [ 13 ]

Please could you also tell me when you have your next course. many thanks.

Caroline Gumbrell

23.Jul.2010 6:52pm [ 14 ]

Please could you let me know if another course has been arranged?

David Summers

25.Jul.2010 10:03am [ 15 ]

We have a long established wild bee colony in a large tree stump. Wondered if this was of any interest. Walking distance Coldharbour Lane. David Hildenborough

Chris Spurr

27.Jul.2010 10:16am [ 16 ]

Please could you let me know if another course has been arranged?

anne taylor

21.Aug.2010 1:19pm [ 17 ]

I would like to enrol on the Hildenbrough/Tonbridge Introduction to Beekeeping course - hope it's being run in 2011. Please let me know when applications can be made. Many thanks.

Andy Ball

23.Aug.2010 8:49am [ 18 ]

Hi, Are there any plans to run another bee keeping course, if so please may I have the enrolment details? Many thanks Andy Ball

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