NBKA Teaching Apiaries
There are three teaching apiaries in the Nottinghamshire Beekeepers Association. They provide opportunities for our beekeepers to gain experience and also for non beekeepers to experience beekeeping at first hand.
2021 Practical Sessions at the Apiaries
These will begin when Government Advice Allows
Newark Region Brackenhurst Training Apiary
The Brackenhurst Training Apiary is open to association members and non-members during supervised visits on Saturday afternoons at 2pm . Parking is at the College campus – you can then walk down to the apiary which is on the opposite side of the road.
Bring your own boots (wellingtons) and rubber gloves.
This apiary has 3 colonies at the moment
The Apiary Manager is Andrew Barber (as at March 2020)
Bring your own boots (wellingtons) and rubber gloves.
This apiary has 3 colonies at the moment
The Apiary Manager is Andrew Barber (as at March 2020)
Nottingham Region Woodthorpe Grange Park Apiary
The Woodthorpe Grange Training Apiary has limited availability. Please contact the Apriary manager for instructions and permission to attend.
This apiary has around 8 colonies- the number varies considerably during the swarming season!
The Apiary is Managed by Bob Logan and Alec Thomson.
If you have a bee suit please bring it, otherwise please bring wellingtons and gloves – washing- up gloves will be fine. The apiary managers/demonstrators have the right to turn away those who, in their opinion, are not correctly atired.
This apiary has around 8 colonies- the number varies considerably during the swarming season!
The Apiary is Managed by Bob Logan and Alec Thomson.
If you have a bee suit please bring it, otherwise please bring wellingtons and gloves – washing- up gloves will be fine. The apiary managers/demonstrators have the right to turn away those who, in their opinion, are not correctly atired.
The Hucknall Bee Garden
This training apiary is on an allotment in Hucknal. It continues to be improved thanks to the hard work of Bryce Humphreys and a band of Merry Men (plus women but Merry Men rolls off the tongue) .
We have to thank Tesco's Bags of Help for two grants that have allowed us to buy hives, build a shelter and invest in a shed to store our equipment. This apiary has been used since 2019 for assessments for beekeepers and an open session for some of the allotment holders. Covid meant that there was a break in activities but we are back to normal now.
We mainly cater for members taking the Basic Certificate but we have had beginners from the Beeston course this year as well.
We will also have our first candidates taking the Bee Health Certificate this season.
The Apiary is managed by Janet Bates
We have to thank Tesco's Bags of Help for two grants that have allowed us to buy hives, build a shelter and invest in a shed to store our equipment. This apiary has been used since 2019 for assessments for beekeepers and an open session for some of the allotment holders. Covid meant that there was a break in activities but we are back to normal now.
We mainly cater for members taking the Basic Certificate but we have had beginners from the Beeston course this year as well.
We will also have our first candidates taking the Bee Health Certificate this season.
The Apiary is managed by Janet Bates
