Bee Keeping Courses
Learn how to confidently start and manage your own beehives in the Southern Highlands with hands-on, practical training designed for beginners and new beekeepers.
These courses focus on real-world beekeeping conditions in the Southern Highlands. Understanding local nectar flows and colony timing is essential for successful hive management in this region.
Led by experienced local beekeeper Darryn McKay, each session combines theory with direct hive experience so you understand not just what to do, but why it matters in the Southern Highlands environment.
You will learn how to safely inspect and manage bees in real conditions, building practical confidence working with live hives.
Courses run from mid September each year.
What you’ll learn
- Bee biology and hive structure
- Setting up and managing your first hive
- Seasonal hive management in the Southern Highlands
- Inspecting brood, honey stores, and colony health
- Safe hive handling and essential equipment use
- Swarm awareness and prevention strategies
- Introduction to pests and diseases (including varroa mite awareness)
- Honey extraction basics and hive productivity
Who this course is for
- Complete beginners wanting to start beekeeping
- Gardeners wanting to improve pollination
- Hobbyists wanting a structured introduction
- New beekeepers needing practical confidence with hives
- Suitable for Flow Hive or Langstroth hives
- No prior experience is required
See the dates we have available below:
Current Courses
(If there are no dates showing please get in touch to register your interest).
