Date: Sunday 14th September 2025, 10am-12pm

Venue: our Training Apiary near Kenwood House, Highgate

This two-hour ‘taster’ session is not a beekeeping course, but offers a safe, hands-on opportunity to discover bees and find out if beekeeping is for you. You will get to handle live bees from one of our hives, led by experienced members of North London Beekeepers who can answer any of your beekeeping questions.

If you do decide you would like to keep bees, we strongly recommend you book onto our beginners’ course, which will take place over four weekends in 2026.

Taster session fee: £80. This includes:

• 2-hour session introducing the beekeeping as a hobby, getting to grips with the equipment and meeting the bees

• Use of protective beekeepers suits and all required equipment (and bees!)

• Refreshments

• A jar of honey from NLB apiaries

Eligibility: Adults (over 18 years of age).

Please note: The session is subject to weather conditions (the bees prefer sunshine too!) and may be rescheduled as necessary. The session involve hands-on activities – for example, handling equipment. If you think you might need any adjustments in order to participate in the session, please do get in touch with us (email education@beekeeping.org.uk).