Natural Beekeeping

Join Growing Together South Coast and Beekeeping Naturally for a two day Natural Beekeeping workshop in Ulladulla! 

If you have thought about keeping bees and are interested in learning how to tend bees at home then come along to a full weekend Natural Beekeeping course with renowned beekeeper Adrian Iodice from Beekeeping Naturally. The course will with a focus on the Kenyan Top Bar Hive and its management techniques.

Adrian will teach you how to properly care for bees in a respectful and harmonious way. This is a rare opportunity for new beekeepers or those wanting to transition natural hives.

What to bring

This two day course will be a mixture of theory and hands-on work with bees. If you have or can borrow a bee suit, please bring it along. Face protection will be provided to those who do not have access to a suit.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided by Growing Together, if you have any dietary requirements or allergies please let us know when purchasing a ticket.

Workshop presenter

Adrian is a passionate advocate of natural, sustainable bee care, and a pioneer of the Natural Beekeeping movement in Australia. 

After beekeeping with conventional hives for 10 years, Adrian began looking for a more holistic and sustainable approach. After experimenting on his own, with few teachers available in Australia, Adrian travelled to southern Germany in 2012 to study at the renowned  ‘Mellifera Centre for Organic Beekeeping.’

Adrian teaches natural sustainable beekeeping in 'Kenyan Top bar hives' all over Australia and has done talks and presentations in Germany, Holland and England. He lives in Brogo in the Bega Valley.