Firstly I give very honest reviews, so for me to give a 5 out of 5 is unusual. This course was excellent from beginning to end. Although at almost £50 per person it could be considered a bit steep, at the end of the afternoon I would say that it was good value for money. As well as the classroom course, a bite to eat and handling the actual bees you go away with a jar of their honey which is about £8 and a few little trinkets meaning you are only lying about £35 for the course. It’s a small group of about 9 people and you have plenty of time to ask as many questions as you want, he goes at your pace and everyone else on my course seemed to love it too. Samir is the company founder and key to the course, he is the real deal. He has governmental and community experience of beekeeping and has a real passion for it, he’s not in it for the money, if he isn’t doing the course, don’t sign up. You take in a lot of information but it’s all fascinating and relevant and you are so engrossed that you remember nearly all of it. The classroom part is so interesting that the handling of the bees is a slight anti-climax as I went on the course as I had a phobia of bees. All in all a great and worthwhile use of 3 hours.
