Each Summer, WLKB offers one or more "Taster Days". These provide the opportunity to handle bees (if the delegate wishes), and decide whether beekeeping is for you.  Others attend just for general knowledge and personal satisfaction.

Further information on our Beekeeping Taster Days

W&L Beekeepers holds weekend courses in Spring each year, covering the major basic theory elements of managing honey bees.  The course enables attendees to enjoy looking after their own beehives safely and competently and is a first step in beekeeping. The course complements hands-on training which is available at most of the branches that course participants may wish to join.  Being a Member of Warwick & Leamington Beekeepers is not a pre-requisite to joining our Introduction to Beekeeping Course.

Further information on our Practical Beekeeping Training

Your learning curve at both theory and practical levels will have been steep in your first year, and rewarded hopefully, by successfully bringing colonies through their first Winter.

Towards the Basic 2023

Have you completed one or more seasons of beekeeping? If so, now is the time to prepare for The ‘Basic’ Assessment in Summer 2023. This is a practical assessment, usually done in our Training Apiary and arranged at a time to suit you.

The BBKA Basic Assessment is a confirmation of your Basic Beekeeping Skills and a requirement for entering other BBKA assessments. The syllabus for the Basic is on the BBKA web site.

Our branch runs a refresher course (Towards the Basic Course – ‘TTB’) which builds on your Introductory Course to allow  help you undertake the assessment with confidence and enjoy it. These sessions will be led by a number of very experienced members of the Branch. After these sessions we will also do a practical apiary session and “mock” assessments before the real ones in the summer. Your basic assessment is done during the beekeeping season at a time which suits you. Dates, venues and costs of these sessions for 2024 will be announced shortly.