Workshops

BEE WORKSHOPS

'Bee decline' is well covered in the media. However, there is insufficient information about the causes for this decline, the fact that it is not just honeybees that are being affected, and - most importantly - the solutions.
My one-day Bee Aware workshops cover these issues and much more besides.....in an in-depth, accessible and extremely enjoyable way! 

Pollination - the relationship between pollinators and flowers.
Bumblebees - life cycle, behaviour, how to identify different species, buzz pollination, cuckoo bumblebees, diseases and predators.
Solitary bees - behaviour, life cycles, role as pollinators, identification keys, how to attract them to your garden
Honeybees - behaviour, role as pollinators, lifecycle, history, native dark bee, pests, predators, reasons for their decline and touching on 'sustainable' beekeeping.
Bee decline - habitat loss, pesticides (neonicotinoids), pests & diseases and climate change
Gardening for bees -  what to plant and how to make your garden more wildlife friendly

When & where?

I have posted a list of talks and workshops already arranged for 2013 below, but would love to arrange more.

I am happy to travel anywhere in the UK to deliver these workshops, but do need to have my travel expenses covered and charge a fee. The best way to keep the costs down for the participants is for you to provide a venue large enough to seat up to 20 people. A charge of between £25 and £30 per person for attending the workshop  seems to work well. 


Please contact me via email if you are interested in hosting one of these workshops

brigitstrawbridge@gmail.com


Feedback from 'Food From the Sky' course April 2012 Couch End London:

"I was extremely impressed by Brigit’s passion and knowledge of the subject matter; it was quickly apparent that, whilst this area is huge and we would only be scratching the surface of things, she was putting across a very efficient over-view for us to start with." 

"I would definitely recommend the course to others - this subject is of massive current relevance to everyone and Brigit succeeds in making it enjoyably accessible."

 

My fee is variable; starting at £120 for a one-day local workshop. It depends very much on how far I need to travel to reach the venue, whether I need overnight accommodation and what your requirements are. 

I charge travel expenses on top of my fee to cover either my return journey by train -  or fuel @ 45p per mile. This can be reduced if I have other talks/workshops in the area

If you are interested in booking me to run a workshop do please email me for more information. 

brigitstrawbridge@gmail.com

Diary of upcoming talks and workshops...

2013

28th February - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust 7pm talk 

Fri 22nd March - Blue Ginger Gallery  Herefordshire (evening talk & buffet)

Sat 23rd March - Love Food Festival Bristol  12:00 midday talk

Sun 24th March - Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (one day workshop) no places left

Fri 5th March - 7pm The Lugger Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall

Sat 6th April - Truro 'Celebration of Bees' day - details coming later

Thurs 18th April - Abergavenny evening talk FoE  

Sun 21st April - Staffordshire Wildlife Trust open Day talk

Thurs 25th April - Newent Beekeepers  (evening talk)

Sun 28th April -  Carymoor Environmental Centre Somerset  (One day w/s)

Sat 4th May - Radford Mill Farm, nr Bath (One day workshop)

Sun 5th May - Ryton Wildlife Day  talk

Sat 11th May - Food From the Sky Crouch End, London (one day workshop)

Sun 19th May - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust (One day workshop)

Thurs 23rd May - Festival of Bees, Louth, Lincolnshire evening talk 

Sat 26th May - Sharpham House, Totnes Wildlife Gardening Festival

Sun 1st June - Fordhall Farm Shropshire (one day workshop)

Sat 8th June - The Garden Festival, Much Marcle, Herefordshire 

Sun 9th June - Staffordshire (one day workshop - email me for details)

Thu 20th June - WI West Malvern

Fri 21st June - Blue Ginger Gallery, Herefordshire, evening talk

Sun 23rd June - One day workshop Cornwall

Sun 7th July - One Day Workshop near Staffs (please email me for details)

Sat 27th July - Penrith one day workshop

3rd/4th August - The Green Gathering Chepstow 

9th - 11th Aug - Natural Beekeeping unConvention Worcestershire  

In the last few years I have spoken at:

The Natural Beekeeping Conference

Resurgence Summer Camp

Schumacher College

Bristol Festival of Nature

Bournemouth Big Green Fortnight

Council Green Fairs

Buddhafield Festival

Glastonbury Festival

Sunrise Off-Grid Festival

Garden Festivals

Schools

Beekeeping Groups

Gardening Clubs

WI Groups