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Basic Confidence Course with Sussex
14 May @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Session 4 – Confident Hive Handling and Inspection Skills
Thursday 14 May 2026
Trainer: Graham Stuart
A practical confidence-building session on opening colonies and reading what you see.
We will cover:
• Calm handling of bees and reasons for opening colonies
• Use of smoker and hive tool
• Removing and handling combs
• Identifying workers, drones and queens
• Identifying brood at all stages
• Recognising stores: nectar, honey and pollen
• Shaking bees from combs
• Taking adult bee samples for disease diagnosis