Beekeeping Courses and Workshops

BEEKEEPING COURSESThe beginners course includes both theory as well as a practical session opening and inspecting a beehive. They run during spring and summer (September to February). Courses are held at Edendale Community Farm, Eltham (NE Melbourne). Courses run from 10am-4.30pm and inclu..

HIVE HELPDo you need some assistance managing your hive? A part-time mentor? Someone to do your first inspection?Or perhaps you would like to gain the confidence to inspect and manage your hives on your own by having someone there to assist and encourage during a few hive inspections?Whatever you ma..

Home honey extraction assistance. We bring extraction equipment to your home and assist you in doing a honey extraction. Great for those who want hands on teaching on how to do an extraction or need to hire the equipment and another set of hands.  What’s included; 4hrs of assistance- th..

Starting your beekeeping with a nucleus colony is a great way to get going but you may be unsure about traveling with live bees in your car or handling your bees for the first time. We can bring your nucleus colony to you and show you how to install it into your hive while explaining what we are..

Come along and be guided through how to assemble your own beehive. This workshop includes all the components, fixings and use of tools to build an 8 frame hive for you to take home. Perfect for anyone who might be intimidated about building their own hives- no woodworking experience is required! Gai..

Beeswax is an amazing and valuable product of the hive that may beekeepers don't know what to do with. Join this small group, hands-on 2 hour workshop to learn about how bees make their wax, the types of wax we harvest from the hive, how to melt and clean your wax, and how to use beeswax. Make your ..