Beekeeping day course in Nanterre

Activity description :

1. 8 hours
2. Up to 10 people
3. From 14 years old

Come and discover the fascinating world and secrets of bees with this "day at the apiary" in Nanterre. This course will enable you to make your own homemade honey in a way that respects bees and their ecosystem. In a bucolic setting, the bees show us the natural face of Paris and the possibilities available to us.

Workshop schedule (1 day):

• 9:30 am: welcome and start of the 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 bee express itself: use of wax or not, 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).
• Exchange between participants and question/answer session.
• 6pm: end of session

A day to learn, discover and share. And change your view of bees forever!