March 2022

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FULLY BOOKED Bee-keeping & Conservation Workshop: 'Save the Bees - How do we do this?'

Growing the Future Workshop

Location:
Treborth Botanic Garden
Time:
Sunday 20 March 2022, 10:00–15:00
Contact:
treborth@bangor.ac.uk

THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED 

If you are new to beekeeping, an experienced apiarist or just interested in bee conservation, this workshop is for you!


This one day course will cover the following topics:
• Learn about different types of bees in general and their differences in biological life-cycles
• Learn the crucial role bees play in our ecosystem
• Explore the threats and problems bees are encountering
• Explore how best to become a “pollinator ambassador”
• We will cover different ways we can help, including the importance of gardening for pollinating insects in creating bee-friendly gardens and green spaces
• The course includes the opportunity to see a colony of honeybees and observe their life-cycle in their nest – all PPE will be provided
• We will look at ways beekeepers can contribute to safeguarding our bee populations and explore whether this is a possible avenue for you
• The course includes mindfulness exercises to improve well-being, becoming more aware of your senses, your environment and the natural rhythms of nature, working together to achieve a common goal and relaxing in a friendly environment.


There will be plenty of time for questions over tea and cake!


This is a FREE workshop, but please book a place by emailing treborth@bangor.ac.uk


Please bring your own lunch and suitable clothing for being outdoors. Hot drinks and cakes will be provided.


Course Tutor
Jonathan Garratt has a BSc (Hons) Environmental Science, a Msc Rural Resource Management and a Permaculture Design Certificate.
He has worked in conservation, the environment, agriculture and environmental consultancy.
He has grown up with honeybees, going out to manage the hives with his father as a child in Menai Bridge, Ynys Môn, and eventually taking on the full care of the hives. He has been a Seasonal Bee Inspector for the National Bee Unit since 2001. He has also run countless courses related to bees and beekeeping for many years, either privately or through other organisations such as The Snowdonia Society, Bangor University, the Centre for Alternative Technology and the Woodland Skills Centre. Jonathan has great enthusiasm and enjoys dealing with honeybees and passing on his skills to others.


This course is delivered as part of the Growing the Future project at Treborth Botanic Garden. This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.