Beetopia New Zealand - "All things Bees" is located just outside of Matakana, at 158 Omaha Flats Road where onsite you will find:

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Our beekeeping supplies showroom

Ability to purchase equipment including everything you need to get setup as a new beekeeper (bees, hiveware, suits, tools etc.) or to grow your existing apiary. Order placement to secure bees from our local bee breeder

 

The Beetopia Apiary and classroom training facility

Accommodation options - for overnight stays at our "Bee & Bee" for anyone who may be travelling from out of town.

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Our next beginners courses will be held from September 2019 with a local beekeeper. The course provides the basics required for hive management at an introductory level and includes:

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• bee recognition (distinction between worker / nurse / drone / queen bees )

• distinction between honey / nectar / capped honey

• the all important "life cycle of the bee"

• understanding how to use bee hive equipment

• advice on how to register your beehives and mandatory requirements for beekeepers in New Zealand

• Hands-on-lesson in hives

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The courses run in small numbers with a total of 5 students per course. We believe this adds value giving attendees plenty of hands on time in the hives and the ability to ask one on one

questions with our instructor.

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2019 beginner’s beekeeping course dates

As my courses are weather dependant and spring in Aotearoa is notoriously unpredictable, therefore bear in mind please if the weather is wet and/or too windy we cannot open the hives and therefore are obliged to postpone course dates.

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Courses are held on Saturday mornings from 9 am - 12.30 noon in Matakana. Tea & Coffee & Honey drinks provided during morning break. Honey Tasting and Equipment overview at end of course.

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Protective Beekeeping Clothing & Gloves provided

Cost per person $150 plus GST

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Payment required before commencing the course.

Payment details provided upon confirming course date.

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Beginner Beekeeping Course Dates

September 28th

October 5th - 19th - 26th

November 9th -16th - 23rd -30th

December 7th 14th

January 18th - 25th

February 1st - 15th - 22nd - 29th

March 14th -28th

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Stockroom

• Beekeeping protective clothing for adults and children all sizes

• Beekeeping gloves all sizes

• Smokers

• Hive tools

• Nuc boxes

• Frame holders

• Top feeders

• Wooden frames

• Plastic frames

• Wax foundation full depth & three quarters

• Supers

• Supers full depth

• Hive mats / lids / bases

• Queen excluders - plastic / metal

• Queen catchers

• Queen marking pens

• Queen rearing equipment

• Honey extraction equipment

• Bees for sale