Thinking about furthering your Beekeeping knowledge? There is no better way than to join the local beekeepers' group and take a course with your local group such as Dorchester and Weymouth Beekeepers Association.
Beginners' Course
The 2026 Beginners' Course has started. It runs for six Tuesday evenings at the Colliton Club in Dorchester. Each week there will also be an apiary practical session at the weekend - weather permitting. It has proved very popular this year and is now full. However for those who are keen to get experience working with bees this year there is an alternative.
If you join the Dorchester and Weymouth Beekeepers then you will be welcome to join our apiary sessions later in the year. There you will be able to see and hear experienced beekeepers inspect and manipulate the hives. Further details can be found here.
Bee Behaviour Course
We are ran a six week course on Bee Behaviour. It was held on Tuesday evenings at the Colliton Club in Dorchester and started on 7th October. The course was run by Penny Gostelow and cost just £60. The course was based on the BBKA Module 6 exam so the course details can be found here. To see the other exams the BBKA offer have a look here. The course prepared you for the exam but there was no pressure to take the exam - just a hope that all on the course enjoyed learning more about these fascinating insects.
Pests and Diseases Course This will be a based on Module 3 in January 2026. Details will be confirmed nearer the time.
For information on future courses contact our secretary, Sally at: dwbkasecretary@gmail.com
