If you are interested in taking up beekeeping, information about our beginners' course can be found by emailing Training@stalbansbees.org giving your name and contact details, or by using our contact form. We will then contact you with details of our next course and be happy to discuss any requirements that you may have with regards to keeping bees. Our current course structure for aspiring beekeepers involves a mix of practical visits to one of our apiaries during the spring/summer and a number of theory sessions and we would ask you to commit to attending both the practical visits and the theory sessions.
Please note in the event the next available course is some time away, we may hold occasional “taster days”. If you are interested in these taster days, please also let us know by using this link to our contact form, giving your name and details (including telephone number).
Important: Please do not simply turn up to our apiaries without first making an appointment. For safety and insurance reasons we do not allow people on site who are not members of SABKA. We are sorry, but if you visit without a prior appointment, you will be turned away.
We also provide displays and exhibitions about beekeeping at a number of events every spring and summer where you’re welcome to come to talk to us. These exhibition and show days are listed on our "events" webpage.
We also provide displays and exhibitions about beekeeping at a number of events every spring and summer where you’re welcome to come to talk to us. These exhibition and show days are listed on our "events" webpage.