Beekeeping day course in Lille (59)

Activity description :

1. 7 hours30 minutes
2. Up to 10 people
3. From 14 years old

Discover the world of bees during this training course in Lille. Your trainer, Sarah, will spend a day with you, helping you to learn the right techniques for working with bees.

Workshop schedule (day) :

• The life of the bee: its development and usefulness, from birth to death (for the life of the colony and the human species).
• Its origins and the different species currently found in France.
• Colony development over the course of a season.
• Where and how to set up your hives for good colony development (environment, flowers, accessibility, etc.).
• What are the causes of colony mortality? Learn about diseases and their transmission, predators and the environmental impact on colonies.
• Buying or capturing a swarm? What you need to know, where to find them, what to watch out for...
• How to let the bees express themselves: wax or no wax, different types of frames...
• The different types of hives available in France (choosing the hive model that best suits your needs and your apiary).
• The equipment needed to get started in beekeeping (protective clothing, mechanical or manual extraction equipment, hive, etc.).
• Beekeeping in town or country: advantages and disadvantages.
• Recommended books for sustainable beekeeping.
• Various harvesting and packaging options.
• From theory to practice: visit to the apiary and handling of 3 different models of hives: Warré, Dadant, Langstroth (handling according to each participant's level).
• Questions and answers session.

Come and discover the intelligence of these insect societies, and learn how to preserve them through simple initiatives.