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
In 2025 the course started with three evening sessions in March (7:00 to 9:00) at the Colliton Club in Dorchester.
These were followed by three sessions on Sunday afternoons at the Association Apiary at Stinsford (just to the East of Dorchester) at 2:00.
The cost of the course was £60. At the end of it the beginners hopefully learned a lot about bees. They also opened a hive and handled bees. They all agreed this was an excellent way to prepare you for keeping bees.
It is likely we will offer a similar course in Spring 2026.
Bee Behaviour Course
This course consisted of six sessions on Monday evenings at the Colliton Club in Dorchester in January and February. The course was run by Lesley Gasson 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 prepares 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.
For information on future courses contact our secretary, Sally at: dwbkasecretary@gmail.com
