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LOWFOLD BEEKEEPERS · GUIDE NO. 1

A season-by-season handbook for new beekeepers, from collecting your nucleus in May to wrapping the hive for winter.

48 pages

PDF, 6.2 MB

Revised 2026

Download the guide

RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS AND NEWCOMERS

Everything a new beekeeper needs, free to download.

Written by members and checked by our two master beekeepers. Use them for teaching; just keep the credit on.

GETTING STARTED

PDF

Kit list for your first season

What to buy before April, with rough prices

380 KB

PDF

Apiary site checklist

Sun, shelter, water and the neighbours

210 KB

RECORDS AND HEALTH

XLSX

Hive inspection record

One tab per hive, with the ten things to check

64 KB

PDF

Varroa calendar 2026

When to monitor, when to treat and with what

1.1 MB

DOCX

Swarm collection form

For the public to send to our swarm officer

48 KB