We host visits to our BuzzWorks Discovery Centre off Old Hale Way, Hitchin, where you can enjoy the bee-friendly garden, bee exhibition and watch the bees at work.
We also support local beekeepers ...
Beekeeping support
Practical details
Volunteering • Long term role
Contact person
BuzzWorks Team
#52618
Scan me or visit www.govolherts.org.uk/o/Buzzworks-Association-Hitchin/opportunities/Beekeeping-support/52618 to join
Ideal opportunity for experienced beekeepers who no longer wish to maintain their own hives. Why not help to manage ours instead! Beautiful location.
We need to maintain our 20 hives to ensure supplies of honey to sell at the Farmers Market, to support our educational activities. Hives are also used for hands-on training: general sessions for anyone, introductions for people considering taking up beekeeping and some mentoring for both novices and more experienced beekeepers.
Help also appreciated for the many related tasks eg physical maintenance of the hives themselves, cleaning frames an boxes; uncapping and spinning the honey (mainly September), melting (all year round), washing recycled jars, jarring and labelling.
So there are many different ways to contribute, depending on your time available and level of skill.
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About Buzzworks Association Hitchin
We host visits to our BuzzWorks Discovery Centre off Old Hale Way, Hitchin, where you can enjoy the bee-friendly garden, bee exhibition and watch the bees at work.
We also support local beekeepers and provide training courses for new and improver beekeepers at our larger Honeyworks Beekeeping Centre, off Burford Way, Hitchin.
You can find us at the Hitchin Farmers Market on the last Saturday of every month. Come along for a chat and buy some pure local honey. Or contact us via our website.