Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers Association are
running two Beekeeping courses in the UK in the
Summer of 1999:

1) Eight Week Hands-on Practical Course.

This course is aimed at complete beginners or
beekeepers with limited experience.  The course
will provide hands-on experience of working
with bees, under experienced and qualified
supervision.  At the end of the course the
course members will be supplied with a small
nucleus colony of bees.  The course will
commence on Monday 7th June 1999, and is
based at the Association Apiary located
close to Harrogate, North Yorkshire
in the UK. The fee for this course is
25 UK pounds.


2) Weekend Beekeeping Course

This is a two day course covering theoretical
and practical aspects of Beekeeping.  It is
aimed at beginners, and at people who would like to
gain some hands-on experience before committing
themselves to beekeeping as an activity.  The
course is to be held on Saturday 31st July and Sunday
1st August 1999.  The location is as for the
eight week course above.  The cost of the
course, including meals and a Barbeque on
the Saturday evening is 30 UK pounds.
Local accommodation can be arranged at modest cost.

For further details about these courses please
contact :

John Annett             Telephone 01423 872715
or Mike Rowbottom       Telephone 01423 507236
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Mike Rowbottom

HARROGATE
North Yorkshire
UK