Help needed

Hi there,
I'm interested in starting to keep bees and just looking into it for now. Is there any one who has bees that could show me what it's like? And maybe help me get started?.

I live stourbridge West Midlands so someone in the area would be great.

Cheers

Neil

you are not in my area but i am sure there is someone. mind you, hands on season has kind of finished for now...

Hi Neil

Welcome to the forum.

Only a beginner myself but my advice would be to get in touch with your local asscoiation and get on a course over the winter period. Worcestershire bka have a Hagley & Stourbridge section, I'm sure they could steer you to a local course. My son and I are on a beginners course at the moment and finding it excellent, I know they have a couple more courses being run over the winter at winterbourne house, Edgbaston. perhaps that is a little to far from you. We joined Birmingham bka and have found them to be a very friendly and knowledgeable group of people. My only other advice is to read as much about bees as possible.

good luck and let us know how you get on

I guess knighton on the Welsh shropshire border is too far.
E

This page on the BBKA site should help you find your local Beekeepers Association.

http://www.bbka .org.uk/about/local_associations/find_an_association.php

banghead: this site redacts some urls, so remove the space after 'bbka' for it to work!
or use this link http://tinyurl.com/bkasinuk which will redirect to it )