Improvers' Course 2026
The Improvers' Course is available to members who have completed the WNKLBA Introduction to Beekeeping Course (or equivalent) in 2025, provided that WNKLBA membership is renewed on time in January 2026.
The cost of the Improvers' Course is £75 per person plus £39 WNKLBA membership.
The course will include:
- 2 theory sessions, to be held on Zoom on Wednesday evenings 4th and 18th February starting at 7.30pm
- a further Zoom session focussing on swarming on Wednesday 8th April at 7.30pm
- 4 practical sessions, to be held at East Walton Apiary, on afternoons Saturdays 21st March, 11th
April, 16th May & 20th June from 2pm - approx 4pm - Bee Health Day, Saturday 9th May (VERY IMPORTANT - PLEASE SAVE THIS DATE).
- Saturday 8th August 2pm - approx 4pm (Autumn Treatment Day)
- Sunday 4th October - 10.30am - 1.30pm (TBC) (Preparation for the Next Season)
- Sunday 22nd Novmber 12 noon - 2pm (Winter Treatment day)
- NB - the dates of the last 3 sessions will be confirmed closer to the time and may change, dependent on weather conditions through the season.
Course T & Cs
Course places are secured only upon payment of the £75 course fee. This holds your place until 10th January, subject to payment of your WNKLBA membership fee.
For insurance reasons, only fully paid-up members are permitted to participate in training. In the event of membership not being paid (or renewed) by 10th January 2026, your place on the course will be forfeited and offered to the next person on the waiting list.
Beekeeping is a weather-dependent activity and, unfortunately, the practical sessions occasionally have to be cancelled, rescheduled or replaced with a lesson at an indoor venue or on Zoom. Sometimes, plans may have to be changed at short notice, due to weather or other reasons beyond our control. Changes are made entirely at the discretion of the course leader, who will prioritise the welfare of the bees, the course participants and the WNKLBA volunteers. Notification of any changes will be sent to your registered email address, so please check your messages before leaving home, and let us know if your email address changes.
We ask for health and emergency contact information, which will be available to the course leaders, just in case of an emergency during the course. Please let us know if any of these details change. There will always be qualified first aiders present during the course.
Booking
To register, please click "Register for the Improvers' Course" above and complete your details. To register more than one person, just return to this page and click again to enter the 2nd person's details.
We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions about the course please email beginners@wnklba.co.uk.
Kind regards
WNKLBA Education Team