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To increase the number of hives across Essex we really need your help in allowing us to site them in your garden, at work, allotment or other suitable location.
Hives don’t just have to be placed at ground level, many urban beekeepers make fantastic tasting local honey with hives placed on a flat roof! |
If you allow us to site our hives at your premises we will cover all the costs of supplying the hive, bees, bee keeping and extraction equipment.
It will not cost you anything.
In exchange for us using your site we will pay you a ‘rent’ of a quarter of the honey produce. If you have multiple hives and do not need all the honey then we will gladly buy back your surplus produce at an agreed rate.
The typical procedure in this process, after hearing from you, is as follows;
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- Have an initial meeting to discuss your requirements, our aims and the suitability of the site.
- Install the hives with a nucleus of honey bees, including your Queen and worker bees.
- Housekeep the hive and honey bees, including treatment for the common diseases.
- Extract the honey from your hive, leaving your produce with you at the end of the harvest.
- Prepare the hive for winter.
- Spring clean the hive in preparation for the new season.
Unfortunately, because of the costs involved to us, we cannot offer this service to everyone and so we only have capacity to offer a limited number of managed hives each year.
We do maintain a waiting list, so if our managed hive is of interest to you, then please contact us.
If, like us, the thought of keeping bees gets you buzzing and you can't wait to get started, we do have 2 other options that allow you to "jump the queue" - our Rent-A-Keeper Service and our Become A Beekeeper Package
Aside from this, there are plenty of other ways in which you can help us to increase the number of hives across S.E. Essex - just click here for more information
If you are interested please contact us here
If you have any questions, then please check our FAQ |
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