Responsible Beekeeping (201) Margaret River

Sunday 30th March 2025

7:50 am - 3:00 pm

$98 per head

The target audience of this course is beekeepers who have been beekeeping for 2 or more years.

The aim is to assist to prepare you for the challenges you will face in the early years of beekeeping.  This includes getting the most out of your hives, requeening and how to produce your own queen.  It is beneficial to have completed a beginner beekeeper course with WAAS, or another organisation.  The WAAS presenters are experienced beekeepers with years of experience they will freely share with you.

Topics covered during the course include...

• Identifying poor performing hives and queens
• Identifying and managing angry bees to improve their demeanour
• Splitting Hives & Creating Nucs
• Including a Practical Session in the Apiary showing:
• • Nucs with queen cells
  • How to find and replace a queen in an angry hive
  • Developing skills to mark queens

What you need to bring:

Boots and clean or new bee suits for the practical part of the course.

Biosecurity is very important - please make sure that you suit is freshly laundered prior to the course.

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided

You will receive course notes, additional useful information and a WAAS Certificate of Completion

Spaces are limited!

Please be aware that due to the "hands on" nature of this course, that

it is dependent on suitable weather on the day or venue restrictions and may be subject to change.

Register Here: Responsible Beekeeping 201 Margaret R 1/2025

using your Visa or MasterCard, by EFT/cheque/cash before the Course.

You need to be a member to attend this course, please join here: www.waas.org.au/Join-us

Registrations will be processed strictly in order of payment

If you have any questions, contact us at training@waas.org.au