A chance to learn more about bees is being offered by the Burnham-On-Sea branch of the Somerset Beekeepers Association, which is running newcomers’ classes from this Thursday (January 17th) at Watchfield Village Hall.
The free courses will be held on six consecutive Thursday evenings from 17th January to 21st February at 7.30pm.
The tutor, Gerald Fisher, is a well-known lecturer on bee matters and is an experienced beekeeper who featured in the recent BBC TV programme One Man And His Bees.
Topics to be covered include what is beekeeping, elementary biology, bee handling, honey production and trouble shooting.
For more information and a detailed programme contact Christiane Hare on 01934 750305, Rosemary Hawkins on 01278 783596 or Linda Perfect on 01278 786671.
