Keeping Bees
Normal farms sell honey. We sell Bee Juice. Either way, the bees do not care and this course is about keeping them alive through a British winter.
| Lessons | Six |
|---|---|
| Length | About four hours |
| Level | Beginner |
| Season | Best started in spring |
What the course covers.
The hive
The hive, and which type to start with
Getting your first colony
Getting your first colony, and the three ways to do it
Inspection: what you are looking for and how not to make it
Inspection: what you are looking for and how not to make it worse
Swarming
Swarming, and how to see it coming
Varroa
Varroa, and the honest state of treatment
Overwintering
Overwintering, which is the part that actually kills colonies
Who it is for.
Normal farms sell honey. We sell Bee Juice. Either way, the bees do not care and this course is about keeping them alive through a British winter.
Filmed on this farm with the people who actually do the work, and including the honest chapter about what did not work and what it cost.
- Lessons: Six
- Length: About four hours
- Level: Beginner
- Season: Best started in spring
Video
Filmed here, not in a studio.
Lifetime access
Watch it whenever.
Free at Ploughing On
One course a year included.
The honest chapter
What went wrong, and what it cost.
The other courses
Ploughing On includes one a year.
At fifteen pounds a month, that pays for itself on almost any of these.
What people actually ask.
The two questions this page gets most, answered without a support ticket.
The reading and the video are remote. The field days are not, for the obvious reason.
Full refund within fourteen days of starting, no explanation required.
