1. Welcome

2. Introduction Brief Outlines about bees and what is involved in being a ‘beekeeper’

3. What is a honey bee? It isn’t a Bumble bee

4. and it isn’t a Hornet or a Wasp

5. This is a Honeybee

6. A Brief History of Beekeeping Pre-history Egyptians Greeks & Romans Middle Ages 19 th Century Beekeeping today

7. How does the honeybee live

8. What comes from a colony? Honey Beeswax Pollen Royal jelly Propolis

9. The Beekeeping Year AutumnWinter SpringSummer

10. Swarming Just out Too well established!

11. Why do they swarm? To create more colonies or Because of overcrowding or both

12. The Apiary Where and how Garden Farmland Allotments?

13. Hives National W B C

14. Hardware etc Smokers Hive tools

15. Clothing

16. Hazards for you Stings Allergies Backache Heavy weights for the bees Disease Weather Predators The Beekeeper!

17. Rewards HoneySatisfaction and an enhanced understanding of the countryside and the natural world